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    big raid: what filesystem?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by l33t_c0w, Mar 9, 2007.

  1. l33t_c0w

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    Just curious. I know there're some large RAID-5s set up out there. What filesystem do you use?
     
    l33t_c0w, Mar 9, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    I have ext3 on it. reiser is good, but ever since he killed his wife, there's limited support for it. You want something journaled. From what I've seen, reiser is best with lots of small files, and ext3 is more efficient for larger files, as well as a bit faster writing speed.
     
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    sorry to do this, but this comic is just absolutely hilarious, and poignant for the current discussion:

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    BigV, Mar 9, 2007
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    Use the LVM (Logical Volume Manager) for the raw disk then set up using a journaled file system like REISER or Jfs or xfs.
    BTW, was Reiser convicted?

    Alex
     
    adewolf, Mar 9, 2007
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  5. l33t_c0w

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    Something I've always wondered is... how small is small, and how large is large?

    http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/10/BAGQMOJ03A1.DTL
     
    l33t_c0w, Mar 11, 2007
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    Small is between 1k and 1MB usually, large is bigger than that ;) Especially things like music, video, etc. that are hundreds of megabytes.
     
    Pitabred, Mar 12, 2007
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