From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernhard Dobbels Subject: Re: New RAID-5 800GB array, wich fs ? wich stripe block size ? Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:36:18 +0200 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40FC30C2.5050600@dobbels.com> References: <40FB923D.1080903@gouny.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <40FB923D.1080903@gouny.org> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Aur=E9lien_Gouny?= Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids 800 GB in one filesystem is possible, but I think it'll make life easie= r=20 if you have multiple partitions which you can mount wherever you want. Technically speaking, I prefer the LVM2 solution on which you can make=20 and resize partitions on the fly. I must admit I lost my raid5 with LVM2. The cause will probably have=20 been my fault, although I don't know what I did wrong, so I suggest if=20 you have critical data, a backup on another medium is still advised. Good luck. Bernhard Aur=E9lien Gouny wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > I have a Promise SX6000 card and i juste have bought 6x160 GB HDs tha= t=20 > make a 800 GB RAID-5 array. > I was wondering wich filesytem I should use (ext3/reiserfs/xfs/jfs/..= =2E),=20 > if I should make one or more partitions and wich stripe block size to= =20 > use knowing that: >=20 > - it will be mainly a file-server with mp3s, divx, pictures (1 to 4MB= =20 > each) and some files (openoffice, ...) all shared with Samba. > - it will have a small postgresql database >=20 > If someone need more information in order to determine the stripe blo= ck=20 > size or else, just ask ;) >=20 > Thanks a lot, (sorry for bad english) > Aur=E9lien > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid"= in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html