Thanks all. I figured this was the only solution available. Too bad I am using Linux and don't think my RAID controller is supported under Solaris.
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Kyle Lanclos <lanc...@ucolick.org> wrote: > You wrote: >> The problem is, I am backing up a lot of ASCII .log, csv, and .txt >> files. These files are large and can range anywhere from 1GB to 30GB. >> I was wondering if on the target side (the backup side), if I can use >> some sort of compression. I am using ext3 filesystem. > > One could always switch to the ZFS filesystem; compression is but one > of many good reasons to do so. > > I'm not sure what an equivalent Linux-based solution would be. > > --Kyle > -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html