On 05/11/15 09:38, Benjamin Lefoul wrote: > Hi, > > If the btrfs filesystem on SL7 mature enough for a production environment? > According to Sanders van Vugt it was not even available in RHEL 7.0, but will > be (is?) in updates…
I would claim that btrfs is NOT ready for primetime production where your data is precious. If your intention is to use it on systems where you have good backups to get acquainted with it, test it in a broader scale and do bug reporting, then it is probably fine. Btrfs have also been a topic on a few conferences I've been on over the years (like devconf.cz), and file system developers doing btrfs presentations have often said that btrfs still needs to be treated carefully. It just takes time to develop and mature an advanced file system. In addition I would also say that once RHEL puts it in a release ready for production, that's the point where you can begin to have real confidence in the file system. Currently I believe it is only available as a technology preview. More on technology preview can be found here: <https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview> On the other hand, I am conservative and very careful when it comes to data integrity. -- kind regards, David Sommerseth
