>> Which other mature and stable filesystem can you recommend for such >> large >> storage? > > Never had to deal with such a large filesystem, yet, but I'd try XFS on > it. > > Alternatively you can look at less supported filesystems such as BTRFS. > Or even http://zfsonlinux.org/. > Since its for production, i would avoid both zfs and btrfs. But i guess there aren't many options available a.t.m. Best is to wait for btrfs to be production ready. Wouldn't splitting the 11TB filesystem to smaller filesystems work ? You wont able able to avoid the fsck or disruption in service, but atleast you can bring up critical mounts faster. - jb