Re: ext2/3 vs xfs for maildir
On Fri, 1 Jan 2010, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Which filesystem is more appropriate for maildir use on a Postfix/Dovecot
system, ext2/3 or xfs? This maildir will be storing mulitple mail folders and
files, some folders containing over 10,000 email files.
I'm a big fan of XFS and have successfully used it in high performance
mail servers.
If xfs, what is the most appropriate mkfs.xfs command line for creating the
filesystem best tuned for the above described maildir? I have no previous
Here are some general optimisations for high performance systems that I've
put together:
http://www.practicalsysadmin.com/wiki/index.php/XFS_optimisation
Dovecot has a few words to say on the subject too. Search for XFS in the
link below.
http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailboxFormat/Maildir
If you go with xfs then be sure to use xfsdump/xfsrestore for backups if
you can.
Cheers,
Rob
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