On 9/26/06, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Damian Menscher wrote: > [sorry for the mis-threading... I joined this list after this thread had > run its course] > > One argument for a filesystem other than ext2/3 is that those have an > 8TB limit. There are currently raid arrays on the market that have a > 12TB capacity. > > I suppose the RedHat response would be to run GFS? But we only have one > server, not a cluster. And it seems overly-complex considering the > existence of XFS. > > XFS has other advantages too: > - it's supported by other distros, so there's no vendor lock-inThere is especially no vendor lock-in with ext{2,3,4}, and someone from RH has already stated RH doesn't wish to acquire the resources (people) to support other filesystems, a position I understand well enough. If you have a need for larger-than-8 Tb filesystems, express it via your Red Hat support contact.
Heh.. I am still trying to figure out how to get 130 MB/s continuous non-cached writing to 11 TB disks. I am not sure that they fix that one. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ rhelv5-beta-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-beta-list
