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Deployment -> Expert partitioner: Describe tmpfs and bcache (BSC#1180337)
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<sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-tmpfs">
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<title><guimenu>Tmpfs</guimenu></title>
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<para>
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<!-- similar to sec-filesystems-tmpfs-->
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tmpfs is a RAM-based virtual memory file system. It offers very fast file access and supports
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Transparent HugePage Support (THP). The file system is temporary, which means files are not
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stored on the hard disk but the kernel internal cache. When the file system is unmounted, all
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data is discarded.
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</para>
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<para>
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To add a tmpfs file system, click <guimenu>Add Tmpfs&hellip;</guimenu>, select the mount point
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and optionally configure custom mount options.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-bache">
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<title><guimenu>Bcache Devices</guimenu></title>
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<para>
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<!-- taken from sec-multitiercache-bcache -->
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&bcache; is a Linux kernel block layer cache. It allows one or more fast disk drives (such as
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SSDs) to act as a cache for one or more slower hard disks. &bcache; supports write-through and
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write-back, and is independent of the file system used. By default it caches random reads and
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writes only, which SSDs excel at. It is suitable for desktops, servers, and high end storage
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arrays as well.
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</para>
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<para>
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To set up &bcache;, select the <guimenu>Backing Device</guimenu> (the slow hard drive), the
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<guimenu>Caching Device</guimenu> (typically a SSD) and the <guimenu>Cache Mode</guimenu>.
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Then click <guimenu>Accept</guimenu> to apply the changes.
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</para>
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<para os="sles">
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For information about the different cache modes, refer to
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<xref linkend="sec-multitiercache-bcache"/>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-configure-options">
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<title>Advanced options</title>
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