Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-30 Thread Post, Mark K
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: What file system type to use for LVM ? Hi Listserv, Just trying to gauge which is the more popular filesystem type to use for logical volumes, reiserfs or ext3 and why. Seems like reiserfs will allow resizing through the YaST GUI, whilst ext3 filesystems

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-29 Thread Alan Cox
On Iau, 2006-04-27 at 13:41 -0400, Hall, Ken (GTI) wrote: Mount options NOATIME and NODIRATIME But I don't see those on the current Reiser doc pages. You wouldn't as they more generic options. Reiserfs does have some specific options such as those to disable tail packing which are documented

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-28 Thread Bernard Wu
Thanks David, your comment makes a lot of sense. Install EVMS and use evmsn in place of the YaST storage gui. Then you get a nice front end for both, and a whole lot more. I took a quick look at EVMS, and it does look quite comprehensive. However, are there any howto's for migrating an

What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Bernard Wu
Hi Listserv, Just trying to gauge which is the more popular filesystem type to use for logical volumes, reiserfs or ext3 and why. Seems like reiserfs will allow resizing through the YaST GUI, whilst ext3 filesystems forces CLI interaction. Bernie Wu [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread David Boyes
Just trying to gauge which is the more popular filesystem type to use for logical volumes, reiserfs or ext3 and why. Reiserfs is more popular, because it is the default in SuSE. We've observed a fair number of cases where reiserfs fails at very high I/O rates, so we tend to use ext3 in places

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Jon Brock
I thought there were some data corruption problems with Reiser on s390. Is my impression mistaken? Jon snip Reiserfs is more popular, because it is the default in SuSE. We've observed a fair number of cases where reiserfs fails at very high I/O rates, so we tend to use ext3 in places where we

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Adam Thornton
On Apr 27, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Bernard Wu wrote: Hi Listserv, Just trying to gauge which is the more popular filesystem type to use for logical volumes, reiserfs or ext3 and why. Seems like reiserfs will allow resizing through the YaST GUI, whilst ext3 filesystems forces CLI interaction. I

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread David Boyes
I thought there were some data corruption problems with Reiser on s390. Is my impression mistaken? That's what I meant by fail. You have to drive it pretty hard to generate the problem though -- it's some kind of race condition in the journal code that only appears at very high load (formatting

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Phil Tully
David Boyes wrote In a earlier life I had implemented Reiserfs for a series large (200Gb ) samba filesystems. We experienced significant problems at the peak access times (9am and 4pm) after many months of hair pulling we found the culprit. The last referenced field was being updated and

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Hall, Ken (GTI)
file system type to use for LVM ? David Boyes wrote In a earlier life I had implemented Reiserfs for a series large (200Gb ) samba filesystems. We experienced significant problems at the peak access times (9am and 4pm) after many months of hair pulling we found the culprit. The last

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Phil Tully
: Re: [LINUX-390] What file system type to use for LVM ? David Boyes wrote In a earlier life I had implemented Reiserfs for a series large (200Gb ) samba filesystems. We experienced significant problems at the peak access times (9am and 4pm) after many months of hair pulling we found the culprit

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Evans, Kevin R
, Ken (GTI) Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:42 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: What file system type to use for LVM ? Mount options NOATIME and NODIRATIME But I don't see those on the current Reiser doc pages. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Phil Tully
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hall, Ken (GTI) Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:42 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: What file system type to use for LVM ? Mount options NOATIME and NODIRATIME But I don't see those on the current Reiser doc pages. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390

Re: What file system type to use for LVM ?

2006-04-27 Thread Bill Carlson
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Bernard Wu wrote: Just trying to gauge which is the more popular filesystem type to use for logical volumes, reiserfs or ext3 and why. Seems like reiserfs will allow resizing through the YaST GUI, whilst ext3 filesystems forces CLI interaction. I've been happy with xfs,