>> I've understood that XFS is a great filesystem and would like to use >> it for our 2 file servers. As I'm new to linux administration, I was >> planning to purchase SUSE to have the XFS filesystem supported for >> these two machines. But, I really like the Centos distro and >> community. So, I'm wondering, how hard would it be for me to get >> this working and to maintain it. Is it complicated to recompile the >> Centos 4 kernel to enable it? And, what sort of upkeep is necessary >> as updates become available? I'd appreciate any general and specific >> information on what's involved to get XFS enabled on Centos 4. >> > Unless you specifically need a feature of XFS that's unavailable in > EXT3, you might want to stick with the "standard" journalled file > system since you are "new to linux administration." I have never > played with XFS or Reiserfs so I can't comment on their merits, but I > can comment that EXT3 has been bulletproof for me on many file server > installs. And being a lazy creature of habit, I've not felt the need > to rock the boat. 8-) > I've heard that it can take a very long time to get an EXT3 system back online after a file system crash; whereas, XFS provides rapid recovery from system crashes. Since we mirror the two file servers (each have an attachment with 2 TB of data), I'm more interested in being able to get back online quickly. Have you had any file system crashes and if so, how long did it take you to get back up?