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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/install/onlinemanual/allocate_disk_space" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Allocating disk space</Title>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Consider disk usage thoroughly. Estimate the future disk space
		to avoid future performance problems. The process to change the allocations
		after you allocate disk space is usually very time-consuming.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To properly allocate the available disk space, consider a
		  number of factors, such as</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>disk capacity.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>number of concurrent users.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>number of companies.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>future disk space needs.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The following table provides an example of how you can allocate
		disk space to set up your machine:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <CAPTION>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Disk space allocation</GUIRef>
         </CAPTION>
         <TBODY noTR="6">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">File system</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Disk space</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Description</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">usr1</TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 GB</TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Database binaries</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">usr2</TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2 GB</TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">LN binaries</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">usr3</TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 GB</TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Database files</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">usr4</TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4 GB</TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Data files for LN</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="true">
               <TD width="179" rowspan="1" colspan="1">usr5</TD>
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Database dependant</TD>
               <TD width="337" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Database log files</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>A Multibyte or Unicode installation requires double the amount
		  of disk space. For more specific infomation about disk allocation you can
		  contact Infor.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>