On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:52 AM, rir<vze34...@verizon.net> wrote: > What filesystem and mount options are recommended for a > tapetype harddisk? > > Details: The amanda-server is a Debian 5 (lenny) host. > The tape size is 40 gigs. The filesystems are about > 540, 990, and 950 gigs. > > Not that it much matters but I run most everything on > ext3 filesystems with the relatime option (or noatime > if older).
I've never tested any numbers on which filesystem best suits a VFS device. Personally, I use ext3, but I would certainly be interested in some empirical analysis of this topic. Dustin -- Open Source Storage Engineer http://www.zmanda.com
