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Mr. Jarry wrote: |
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> Thanks for replies. As I had expected, they brought even more |
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> uncertainty then I had before... :-) |
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> ext3/4: |
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> I excluded them because as I understand, they do not support |
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> snapshots (only with lvm, which I do not use, and I've hreard |
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> snapshots in lvm are not very effective, or something like that). |
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> Next minus-point, I tried resizing of ext3/lvm once in the past |
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> and remember it was a real pain in a**... |
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> reiserfs/reiser4: |
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> Future of these fs seems to be somehow vague, at least to me. |
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> And I do not know if it can handle snaphosts and resizing. |
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> xfs& power-off: |
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> I have always thought, journaling is there to prevent data |
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> loss during unexpected power-off. And now I read I could |
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> loose data even with journaled fs...? |
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> jfs& power-off: |
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> the same. How is it possible, I could loose data with such |
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> a mature journaled filesystem during power-off? |
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> btrfs: |
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> never heard of it. Is it stable enough to be used? I just |
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> checkt man-page of "mount", and it does not show btrfs |
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> as supported filesystem... |
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> Jarry |
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This is usually the case, more confusion. Every file system has its |
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strengths and its weaknesses. Here is some info BTRFS: |
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https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Using_Btrfs_with_Multiple_Devices#Current_Status |
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This is what I suggest. Find out which file systems support the |
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snapshot, since that is one thing that you have to have and a lot of |
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file systems don't support it. Then research those to see which one |
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matches your needs the closest. Keep in mind, none of them will be |
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perfect. If you have large files, find out which one handles those |
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best. If you have a lot of small files, which one handles those best. |
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You will always have some trade offs tho. Example, XFS may be perfect |
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but you may have to buy a really good UPS to work with your rig. It may |
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be that EXT4 works best but still lacks something with regard to speed. |
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Just another trade off. Just start with the must haves and work your |
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way down the list until one file system is left. That will likely be |
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your file system. |
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I think the biggest thing, don't expect to find a file system that is |
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perfect. None of them are really. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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