Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:07:48 -0700 From: "Atom Powers" <atom.powers@gmail.com> To: Freminlins <freminlins@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Large File System? Message-ID: <df9ac37c0608080907r10f9f41fhba9f50f5f354a307@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <eeef1a4c0608080117r22d05716x1e623dd6ee2cf573@mail.gmail.com> References: <df9ac37c0608071513n7fdfc928r9d1aa3b9e8edfaec@mail.gmail.com> <ygfzmegm97g.fsf@dominion.borderworlds.dk> <df9ac37c0608071636j2f28bc6en66e985d528e8d85f@mail.gmail.com> <eeef1a4c0608080117r22d05716x1e623dd6ee2cf573@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8/8/06, Freminlins <freminlins@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 08/08/06, Atom Powers <atom.powers@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks. I found my problem. (Sysinstall, aka fdisk, won't do more that > 1.2TB.) > > BTW, anybody have any good advice on how to manage a large file system? ... > The single most important thing missing for me in FreeBSD is a journalling > file system as I would use it on every box. What exactly does a journaling file system give you? As I understand it, it doesn't prevent corruption and it doesn't help you fix the corruption when it occurs. > You don't need to do anything more to manage big file systems per se. How > big a file system are you going to create? What are you going to use it for? > That might help with suggestions. File server. It's a Promise VTrak M300p, SCSI attached storage. Frankly I'm more worried about the system crashing than the storage device ( UPS, battery pack for the RAID controller, redundant power supplies ). 2.5TB file system, used mostly for archival storage. Of the initial 2.0TB of data, I expect only about 2-3% to change on a weekly basis. I have another 1.5TB Fiber Channel cabinet that I plan on using to store roaming profiles ( for MS Win uers) and home drives (for *nix users). -- -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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