On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 06:48:27AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 04/29/08 06:32, hh.eu@gmx.de wrote: [snip] > > > Anyway, are you just joking or are there serious reasons against XFS? I > > am not > > Yes, it's just Austin Powers and Monty Python humor. I wasn't exactly sure what the Dr Evil remark was for so threw in some monty python > > > very knowledgeable with respect to file systems on GNU/Linux, coming from a > > different background, and it's a few weeks ago that I made my decision so I > > don't remember all the details of my reasoning, but I have decided to > > try XFS > > for an rsync backup disk, mostly because it seemed to be the best choice > > for > > larger files and to hold metadata from different operating/file systems > > (extended attributes, ...). > > That's the received wisdom. Back in the day, SGI (the people who > created xfs) were *the* last word in video processing, and so they > needed a filesystem tuned for very large files. This is what I have perceived, I have a partition for my avi/movies and fins xfs to much faster at handling them > > > I haven't implemented this in all detail and am currently testing it in > > various situation, so could change if you elaborated a bit or gave me > > pointers > > to resources on how to choose a good file system for a backup server > > holding > > data from several file systems. > > > > From this thread, XFS can cause trouble when it is not cleanly unmounted? > > Yet more received wisdom. Better get a UPS!!!!!! This is what I have heard as well, and I have 1 > > - -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > We want... a Shrubbery!! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFIFwsLS9HxQb37XmcRArqKAKDbezIqJi9FZi3MTpopoHPXVeFTBwCgsyoy > IqvWvpO3aGgZzqdXsNhDLPI= > =EtgO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "We cannot let terriers and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile." - George W. Bush 08/21/2000 Des Moines, IA
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