Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 14:35 +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process > of > making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe there > is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working on. > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, should > I > just stick to ext3 ? Alex, I seem to remember that in one of the MythTV faq's/wiki's someone had tested the performance of different filesystems for large video files; I think JFS/XFS came out well. -- Thanks, Sonia Hamilton -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process > of making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe > there is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be > working on. > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, > should I just stick to ext3 ? XFS was designed for exactly those kinds of situations. -- "Customers constantly evaluate other desktop platforms, [but] it would be so much work to move over that they hope we just improve Windows rather than force them to move. In short, without this exclusive franchise called the Windows API, we would have been dead a long time ago." - Microsoft C++ General Manager Aaron Contorer, 1997 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:55:53PM +0900, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2008, Alex Samad wrote: > > sounds like xfs it is then > > .. of course, you could benchmark how it performs, you could try > a few things, like "pull the power out whilst you're working on stuff" > and see how jfs, xfs and ext3 hold up. sounds good, but now for this > > (Personal experience: xfs was nicer to use, ext3 is pretty nice nowdays > compared to the rest and seems to handle bad power on consumer disks w/ > no battery backed up RAID much better than the others. But this was all > from my own personal experimenting from about 5 years ago; I'm not > sure if things have changed substantially since then.) I have formatted with xfs (I have a ups attached), will see how things go > > > > Adrian > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Wed, Jan 02, 2008, Alex Samad wrote: > sounds like xfs it is then .. of course, you could benchmark how it performs, you could try a few things, like "pull the power out whilst you're working on stuff" and see how jfs, xfs and ext3 hold up. (Personal experience: xfs was nicer to use, ext3 is pretty nice nowdays compared to the rest and seems to handle bad power on consumer disks w/ no battery backed up RAID much better than the others. But this was all from my own personal experimenting from about 5 years ago; I'm not sure if things have changed substantially since then.) Adrian -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
sounds like xfs it is then On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 03:10:41PM +1100, Richard Heycock wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:51:08PM +1100, Sam Gentle wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2008 2:35 PM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the > > > process of > > > making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe > > > there > > > is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working > > > on. > > > > > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, > > > should I > > > just stick to ext3 ? > > > > I've been reading a little about XFS lately. I haven't used it yet, > > but it certainly seems to have some quite nice features and is geared > > for large files and filesystems. > > I've been using xfs for years and it works well. You probably want to > use a UPS though because if a process is writing a file and power is > lost the file will be converted to nulls. > > It's a fine filesystem though. > > rgh > > > > Sam > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- > You're worried criminals will continue to penetrate into cyberspace, and > I'm worried complexity, poor design and mismanagement will be there to meet > them - Marcus Ranum > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
What Sam said. XFS is very nice indeed. On Jan 2, 2008 2:51 PM, Sam Gentle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 2, 2008 2:35 PM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the > process of > > making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe > there > > is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working > on. > > > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, > should I > > just stick to ext3 ? > > I've been reading a little about XFS lately. I haven't used it yet, > but it certainly seems to have some quite nice features and is geared > for large files and filesystems. > > Sam > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes. ╔═╗ ║╔╗ ╔╦╗║║╔╗ ══║║╔╗╠╗║╔╗ ║ ║╠ ╔╗╔╗══║═╠╣╠╝ ══╠╣║║║╔╣╠╝ ║ ║║ ╚╝║═══║═║║╚═ ══║║╚╝║╚╝╚═ ║ ╚═╝ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:51:08PM +1100, Sam Gentle wrote: > On Jan 2, 2008 2:35 PM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process > > of > > making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe > > there > > is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working on. > > > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, > > should I > > just stick to ext3 ? > > I've been reading a little about XFS lately. I haven't used it yet, > but it certainly seems to have some quite nice features and is geared > for large files and filesystems. I've been using xfs for years and it works well. You probably want to use a UPS though because if a process is writing a file and power is lost the file will be converted to nulls. It's a fine filesystem though. rgh > Sam > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- You're worried criminals will continue to penetrate into cyberspace, and I'm worried complexity, poor design and mismanagement will be there to meet them - Marcus Ranum -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
On Jan 2, 2008 2:35 PM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process of > making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe there > is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working on. > > Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, should I > just stick to ext3 ? I've been reading a little about XFS lately. I haven't used it yet, but it certainly seems to have some quite nice features and is geared for large files and filesystems. Sam -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] linux filesystem
if you are using large files, you will see better performance on any file system by increasing the allocation unit size. for 5gig, just push it to the maximum available. just be sure to archive up any small files prior to storing them. i believe reiser4 has tail packing, which helps overcome this comming. Dean Alex Samad wrote: Hi I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process of making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe there is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working on. Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, should I just stick to ext3 ? Alex -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] linux filesystem
Hi I am going to be working on some large files (~5G) and I was in the process of making some room with lvm, did the formatting as ext3 and thought maybe there is a better fs for the job. These are video file that I will be working on. Just wondering what other people used for large size file partitions, should I just stick to ext3 ? Alex signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
