On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 12:04 +0200, Ehud Karni wrote: > I think this is quiet off topic, so this is my last reply. > > On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:27:13 Chris Cox wrote: > > > > Let's say you want to make a copy of your 5TB filesystem... how long > > does that take? > > > > My point (washed away in silly talk) is that operations on large > > filesytems can take a VERY long time. Just looking at the (very) > > trivial examples and not looking that the problem at a whole doesn't > > solve the problem (as much as we'd like to think that it does). > > I agree to your basic point, but what is your solution ? > Even if you have distributed FSs, you still have to back it all, > keep its integrity and manage it somehow. I don't see how it is > a lesser problem. The solution... create and use multiple filesystems rather than one big one. > > The basic problem is that the data we hold grows faster than the > software/hardware capabilities (or they are unreasonably priced). It's growing much, much faster. Can you imagine if every machine at a 10,000 person shop had one of those inexpensive terabyte drives... AND somehow they manage to fill the space up... let's say 50% ... AND then you have to back it all up? It's not just a large filesystem problem... :) _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/