Operation Manual

/var/log
Contains system and applications' log les which should never be rolled back.
/var/crash
Contains memory dumps of crashed kernels.
/srv
Contains data les belonging to FTP and HTTP servers.
/opt
Contains third party software.
TIP: Size of Btrfs Partition
Because saved snapshots require more disk space, it is recommended to reserve
more space for Btrfs partition than for a partition not capable of snapshotting
(such as Ext3). Recommended size for a root Btrfs partition with suggested
subvolumes is 20GB.
Managing Btrfs Subvolumes using YaST
Subvolumes of a Btrfs partition can be now managed with the YaST Expert partitioner
module. You can add new or remove existing subvolumes.
Procedure 3.1:
Btrfs Subvolumes with YaST
1
Start the YaST Expert Partitioner with System > Partitioner.
2
Choose BTRFS in the left System View pane.
3
Select the Btrfs partition whose subvolumes you need to manage and click Edit.
4
Click Subvolume Handling. You can see a list off all existing subvolumes of the se-
lected Btrfs partition. You can notice a number of
@/.snapshots/xyz/snapshot entries — each of these subvolumes belongs
to one existing snapshot.
5
Depending on whether you want to add or remove subvolumes, do the following:
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