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DateTue, 13 Nov 2001 17:53:48 -0800
FromMike Fedyk <>
SubjectRe: File server FS?
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 05:03:34PM -0500, Brian wrote:
> We are about to build a fairly large (720GB) file server using Linux.  No 
> sane person would actually want to watch this thing fsck, but I've seen 
> mixed reports about the functionality of the journaled FSes.
>

Ext3!

> Specifically, I need support for
>  * KNFSD - it is a file server, afterall

Yep

>  * LVM - For snapshots and to add space later

Yep

>  * Resizing - See last point

There are two utilities to resize ext2, which ext3 is except for an
additional file (journal) after umount.

>  * Quotas - Eventually, but we don't need it just yet
>

A little tricky in Linus' kernel.  Should be sorted out soon.

> Which, if any, of the journaled FSes support these?
> Which one should I go with for a wide range of file and directory sizes?
>

How many files in a single dir?  Reiser is great for that, but not so good
for fragmentation after time on a 70% full or more FS...

There is indexing in development for ext2/3, but that'll be 2.5 work.

Mike
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