On 07/28/2014 06:37 AM, Brent L. Bates wrote:
At my previous job, I used the XFS file system almost
exclusively. I only used ext[2-3], if I had no other choice and I
usually worked to get them changed to XFS, if at all possible. I
started using XFS when it first came out for SGI's, probably 20 years
ago.. I also used xfsdump/xfsrestore to tape. When we switched to
LINUX, I also used XFS there as well. XFS and it's utilities are
VASTLY superior to ext[2-4] and dump/restore. XFS is better, faster,
HUGELY more reliable, and far more robust tha ext[2-4]. I've seen XFS
survive repeated system crashes and hardware failures and still be
able to get my data off of it.
restore doesn't care what file system you restore to. All it
cares about is the source. You should be able to take your old dumps
and restore them to XFS file systems. Once on your new XFS file
systems, use xfsdump/xfsrestore to create new backups.
Hi Brent,
Awesome! Thank you!
So if I was happy with ext4, I should be delirious
with XFS.
-T
