[nylug-talk] Big filesystem recommendation - which one?

[Brandorr]

On 8/21/07, jh <jhlists at hirschman.net> wrote:
> Brandorr wrote:
> > If you are willing to look at OpenSolaris, you can always use ZFS. ;)
> > Let me know if you want to test this out, or need more info. (ZFS also
> > supports native FS compression)..
> >
> > -Brian
> > P.S. - I'm pretty sure that ZFS hands NT file perms out of the box.
> >
>
> Linux I know, OpenSolaris I don't. I couldn't try OpenSolaris unless I
> had a Linux "fallback" - which means that my hardware and configuration
> are going to be tailored to what I know will work well under Linux from
> experience.
>
> Given that, my immediate issues with trying OpenSolaris:
>
> * Does it support the same hardware? The real curveball would be a 3ware
> controller. Google didn't produce a quick answer.

There is a java tool to check if there are drivers for your system:
http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ_Prototype#Q:_How_do_I_find_out_if_my_system_will_run_OpenSolaris.3F

>
> * Ethernet Bonding - is there functionality like the bonding module in
> Linux? I'm guessing there would be. I've been using bonding to good effect.

If you are referring to 802.3ad link aggregation, the yes, it is supported.
>
> * NFS performance. I recall a study that showed that NFS performance was
> greatest when the server and client were on the same OS (again, can't
> find it with a quick Google). Yes, I know that Sun is the gold reference
> for the NFS as they invented it, but if my Linux client run more slowly,
> then I have issues.

I'll have to get back to you on this. (I'll have to ask around).

>
> Thanks.
>
> jh
>
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