Kubuntu 10.04.1 LTS 64 bit system.
I am about to rebuild my Raid 1 setup, using 2 750GB drives, and I have
some questions about the recommended best practice.
1. What file system should I use? I have mostly use ext3 file systems in
the past, and they seem to perform well. I have seen recommendations
against ext4, and from what I have read ReiserFS seems to be
problematic. I don't know much about XFS. Are there any others I should
consider? Most of the files will be "small" (under 1 Mb). Some of the
directories on it will be exported by both NFS and Samba.
2. Do I need to format the drives individually before building the
array? I always have in the past, creating a single partition on each
drive. Is there any advantage to creating 2 (or more) partitions?
3. On advice received earlier, I will specify metadata 1.2.
4. How do I determine the physical sector size for the drive? (They are
Western Digital). How do I then create my partition(s) to take best
advantage of this information.?
Thanks for your time.
William.
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