topic Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly in Firewall and Security Management

R81.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

B_P — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:26:42 GMT

I want to set it to 70GB+ for both system-root and Logs, but it won't let you. It doesn't matter what you put in there (i.e. <70GB) it always tweaks the values. What is this?

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Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

PhoneBoy — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:57:46 GMT

We reserve a portion of the disk for snapshots used during backup/upgrade operations.
It's usually between 2-3 times the size of your root partition.

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

the_rock — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:32:57 GMT

I think its been like that for a long time by default.

Andy

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

the_rock — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:35:18 GMT

I watched your video again and if you stop at 11 seconds, add all the values you get and it amounts to 299 GBs, so it all makes sense, as it shows disk size is 300 GBs.

Andy

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

G_W_Albrecht — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:02:13 GMT

As R80.20 is out of any support since September 2022 i can not see the use of a fresh install....

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

the_rock — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:51:45 GMT

Maybe they plan to upgrade it after...or its just a lab appliance.

Andy

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

B_P — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:27:02 GMT

Typo -- it's R81.20

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

B_P — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:43:50 GMT

Wouldn't it make sense to not do this goofy recalculation and just tell the user what needs to happen? Isn't it more important to have the system-root and logs partitions set to a larger size initially and up the reserves later via disk expansion?

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

the_rock — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:49:53 GMT

Still, regardless of version, what Phoneboy said in the beginning is 100% correct.

Andy

Re: R80.20 | Gateway Fresh Install - Can't set partition sizes properly

PhoneBoy — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:41:33 GMT

More information should definitely be provided at this step, I agree.
Especially since the installer (at least in previous iterations) allows installation in situations where you haven't provided enough disk space to begin with.