Sorry. We don't actually run clusters. They get called that, but they're really farms managed by LSF. ________________________________ From: owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov <owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov> on behalf of Miles ONeal <00000be99a30c213-dmarc-requ...@listserv.fnal.gov> Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 14:17 To: Edward Zuniga <eazun...@vcu.edu>; SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@fnal.gov <SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@fnal.gov> Subject: Re: XFS vs Ext4
Cirrus isn't a lab, but we run clusters, have over a thousand workstations, and have many more infrastructure systems. We haven't used ext4 in a good while except on a few legacy hosts. xfs has been fast and stable. I don't recall the last ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message is from an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/DQ3KfwI!vKtvbqx0QU0aUhsCz18M0Qe4vOEoxPixc5q9xqyUa4NCgmtJfguXW1R1RwaKeFRSO9vnEoUNbHB21DtwkEANfYN1qkomE-at45PaBn58ZnRWwYZKT4qysprox4gRYZBL9eUISCZaiIjA$> Report Suspicious ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Cirrus isn't a lab, but we run clusters, have over a thousand workstations, and have many more infrastructure systems. We haven't used ext4 in a good while except on a few legacy hosts. xfs has been fast and stable. I don't recall the last time I saw fsck run, but it was before moving to xfs. Also, xfs can create large (50TB+) filesystems very quickly, which makes configuring systems a lot quicker and easier - especially if you're testing and having to blow a filesystem away and recreate it multiple times. ________________________________ From: owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov <owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov> on behalf of Edward Zuniga <eazun...@vcu.edu> Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 14:03 To: SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@fnal.gov <SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@fnal.gov> Subject: XFS vs Ext4 Hello, We are upgrading our MRI Lab servers and workstations to AlmaLinux 8. We have used ext4 for the past 10 years, however we are considering using XFS for its better performance with larger files. Which file system do you use for your lab?Thanks,Eddie -- ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message is from an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/DQ3KfwI!vitvTwL4hccUFPujRZGM3aCCuPzwZDRbZ85nXZ42gf_zAG7QlrXrJh_mum_GvdkHqAyCkRalHjNCJ0JiVpEBtaM5nKghrrxvSivoOeODZZMgfuTBWTQ3rx3tGR7L$> Report Suspicious ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello, We are upgrading our MRI Lab servers and workstations to AlmaLinux 8. We have used ext4 for the past 10 years, however we are considering using XFS for its better performance with larger files. Which file system do you use for your lab? Thanks, Eddie -- Edward A. Zuniga Senior Research Analyst/CARI MRI Lab Manager Virginia Commonwealth University C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging (CARI) Facility 203 East Cary Street, Suite 202 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 828-4184 Fax: (804) 827-2565 eazun...@vcu.edu<mailto:eazun...@vcu.edu>
