I would really like to see more people do this. I have expressed this
over my support contract and ALWAYS get back the same canned reply. (If
more people "read people with more money" need this feature it will be
looked at for inclusion in future versions). I have asked of this all
the way back to RHES 2....
I would like to see the inclusion of other file systems because of four
main reasons:
1) speed (other file systems are faster at what we do)
2) fsck takes WAY too long on ext2/3 file systems
3) dynamic INODES (A big one)
4) 8TB limit is too small and GFS overhead is way too high
For this reason, we now have to support two versions of Linux in our
shop and RH and is missing out on our licensing fees for these others.
Our RH number are shrinking, but Linux use is increasing and it all due
to this very issue.
-Brett Morrow
John Summerfield 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-in
>
>
> There 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.
>
>
>
>
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Brett Morrow, Senior Systems and Storage Analyst
INDUS Corporation
National Severe Storms Laboratory
(405) 325-6995
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