From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cuda.sgi.com (cuda3.sgi.com [192.48.176.15]) by oss.sgi.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/SuSE Linux 0.8) with ESMTP id q1OG5ug0062547 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:05:57 -0600 Received: from smtprelay05.ispgateway.de (smtprelay05.ispgateway.de [80.67.31.99]) by cuda.sgi.com with ESMTP id LJhDA0CGokiLwUp8 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:05:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from [62.43.225.238] (helo=[192.168.30.191]) by smtprelay05.ispgateway.de with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xec-0000kc-Td for xfs@oss.sgi.com; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:05:54 +0100 Message-ID: <4F47B562.5080801@cape-horn-eng.com> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:05:54 +0100 From: Richard Ems MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: creating a new 80 TB XFS References: <4F478818.4050803@cape-horn-eng.com> <4F47A564.8090204@dermichi.com> In-Reply-To: <4F47A564.8090204@dermichi.com> List-Id: XFS Filesystem from SGI List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com Errors-To: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com To: xfs@oss.sgi.com On 02/24/2012 03:57 PM, Michael Weissenbacher wrote: > Hi Richard! >> >> mkfs.xfs -i size=3D512 -d su=3Dstripe_size,sw=3D28 -L Backup_2 /dev/sdX1 >> > This suggests that you plan to create partitions like /dev/sdX1 on the > RAID-6. If you really do (which is not a good idea IMHO because it buys > you nothing) you will have to be extra-careful to not mess up the stripe > alignment. I think the better option is to create the XFS directly on > /dev/sdX without partitions. Ok, thanks. I think I will go then to /dev/sdX , no partitions. Richard -- = Richard Ems mail: Richard.Ems@Cape-Horn-Eng.com Cape Horn Engineering S.L. C/ Dr. J.J. D=F3mine 1, 5=BA piso 46011 Valencia Tel : +34 96 3242923 / Fax 924 http://www.cape-horn-eng.com _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@oss.sgi.com http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs