On Wed, January 27, 2010 10:06, Sorin Srbu wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Michael Stowe [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 4:31 PM >>To: [email protected]; General list for user discussion, questions > and >>support >>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Distro choice >> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> Would it be a significant improvement, generally speaking, to use xfs >>> instead of ext3 on a BackupPC-server? >> >>Definitely. > > Would that be a simple matter of just reformatting the raid-array with xfs > and then restart the backuping to it, or do I need to do something else as > well? > > -- > /Sorin
make sure you've got xfsprogs installed (you probably won't get too far formatting the fs for xfs without it...) and verify support in your kernel. grep CONFIG_XFS_FS /usr/src/linux/.config ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
