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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] the best filesystem for server: XFS or JFS (or?)
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on 03/21/2011 11:52 PM Dale wrote the following:
> <snip>
>
> If you use XFS, make sure you have a UPS to prevent hard power offs. 
> I used XFS a good while back, every time the power would fail, it was
> toast.
I second this. My experience with xfs: a good chance you will end up
with empty (zero size) files when the power fails (or maybe when it
comes back up?).
> I never did get it to rescue itself and ended up re-installing the OS.  
Same here.
> It may have changed 
I don't think so.
> but that was my experience with XFS.
yea ...The hard way...
> It was fast and nice 
Not fast on deletes. On the contrary, it was dead slow.
> but it likes normal shutdowns.
It won't survive otherwise...