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It is suggested to use the ext3 file system for the /vz partition. This partition is used for holding all data of the Virtual Private Servers existing on the Hardware Node. Allocate as much disk space as possible to this partition. It is not recommended to use the reiserfs file system as it is proved to be less stable than the ext3, and stability is of paramount importance for OpenVZ-based computers.
The root partition will host the operating system files. The Fresh CentOS 6 install with basic server set of Fedora Core 4 packages + OpenVZ kernel occupies approximately 1 2 GB of disk space, so 1 4 GB is the a good minimal size of the root partition. If you have plenty of drive space and think you may add additional software to the Node such as monitoring software then consider using more. The size of the swap partition shall be two times the size of physical RAM installed on the Hardware Nodehowever, above 2GB RAM and if HD space is limited consider using RAM + 2GB to conserve space.
The figure below presents a system with a 12 GB SCSI hard drive.