Allison Maury wrote:
>>
> I've understood that XFS is a great filesystem and would like to use
> it for our 2 file servers. As I'm new to linux administration, I was
> planning to purchase SUSE to have the XFS filesystem supported for
> these two machines. But, I really like the Centos distro and
> community. So, I'm wondering, how hard would it be for me to get this
> working and to maintain it. Is it complicated to recompile the Centos
> 4 kernel to enable it? And, what sort of upkeep is necessary as
> updates become available? I'd appreciate any general and specific
> information on what's involved to get XFS enabled on Centos 4.
>
Unless you specifically need a feature of XFS that's unavailable in
EXT3, you might want to stick with the "standard" journalled file system
since you are "new to linux administration." I have never played with
XFS or Reiserfs so I can't comment on their merits, but I can comment
that EXT3 has been bulletproof for me on many file server installs. And
being a lazy creature of habit, I've not felt the need to rock the
boat. 8-)
Cheers,
C
