Hello Lee, From the technical notes for the 6.3 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/6.3_Technical_Notes/index.html#storage_and_fs_tp Btrfs, BZ#614121 Btrfs is under development as a file system capable of addressing and managing more files, larger files, and larger volumes than the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems. Btrfs is designed to make the file system tolerant of errors, and to facilitate the detection and repair of errors when they occur. It uses checksums to ensure the validity of data and metadata, and maintains snapshots of the file system that can be used for backup or repair. The Btrfs Technology Preview is only available on AMD64 and Intel 64 architectures.
Btrfs is still experimental Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 includes Btrfs as a technology preview to allow you to experiment with this file system. You should not choose Btrfs for partitions that will contain valuable data or that are essential for the operation of important systems. Package: btrfs-progs-0.19-12 More info on btrfs: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/techbriefs/introduction-btrfs I will find out more info on btrfs for RHEL on System z and get back to you. Filipe Miranda Linux on System z On 10/09/2012, at 11:55 PM, Lee Stewart <lstewart.dsgr...@attglobal.net> wrote: > Hi all... A related batch of questions.... > > Is anyone out there using an IBM V7000 for their Linux? > > And anyone using any thin provisioning? I saw the thread about XIV a > couple months back. Does anyone know of a good writeup for what's what > from a Linux filesystem point of view? Or setup tips? > > That thread mentions btrfs, but this client wants to use RH, and from > what I read on RH's site, they consider btrfs "experimental". Anyone > using btrfs on RH? > > Thanks for any thoughts... > Lee > > > -- > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Computer Solutions > Phone: (303) 996-7122 > Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com > Web: www.siriuscom.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
