Allison Maury wrote: > >>> 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? No, I've never had a crashed/corrupted EXT3 file system...ever. (knock on wood) Cheers, C