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A case-sensitive volume is supported as a start volume format. An HFSX le system for
Mac OS X Server must be specically selected when erasing a volume and preparing a
disk before initial installation.
If you are planning to use NFS, you should use case-sensitive HFSX.
An HFSX volume can be case sensitive or case insensitive. Case sensitivity (or lack
thereof) is global to the volume. The setting applies to all le and directory names on
the volume. To determine whether an HFSX volume is case-sensitive, use Disk Utility to
examine the format of the disk.
Note: Do not assume that an HFSX volume is case sensitive. Always use Disk Utility to
determine case sensitivity or case insensitivity. Additionally, don’t assume your third-
party software solutions work correctly with case sensitivity.
Important: Case-sensitive names do not ignore Unicode ignorable characters. This
means that a single directory can have several names that are considered equivalent
using Unicode comparison rules, but they are considered distinct on a case-sensitive
HFSX volume.
About Hard Disk Partitioning
The minimum recommended size for an installation partition is 10 GB. A much larger
volume is recommended for a conguration that keeps shared folders and group
websites on the startup volume together with the server software.
Partitioning the hard disk creates a volume for server system software and additional
volumes for data and other software. Partitioning erases previous contents of the disk.
Erasing a disk is another way of saying that you have given a disk a single volume
partition and erased that volume.
Consider dedicating a hard disk or a volume of a partitioned hard disk to server
software. Put additional software, share points, websites, and so forth on other disks or
volumes. With this approach, you can upgrade or reinstall the server software without
aecting your other software or user data. If you must store additional software or data
on the system volume, consider mirroring it to another drive.
Tip: ∏ Having an extra, empty partition or two on the target installation disk can give
you additional exibility in installation and deployment. For example, additional space
can give you a place to temporarily mirror your current installation before performing
an in-place update, or it can give you a fast installer disk.
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