Seth Mattinen
2009-May-15 16:51 UTC
[Dovecot] Filesystems (was Re: Migration questions...)
Richard Hobbs wrote:> > Trouble is... i've been googling this as well, just now, and loads of > people say XFS has the better performance, but loads of other people say > ReiserFS has the better performance.It starts to become a religious argument at some point.> We have battery backed up RAID controllers too, in this new system, and > the systems are UPSd, so on that basis i'm still none the wiser! lol > > I appreciate your experience with XFS is a positive one, but even the > dovecot web site says XFS might now be a good choice... > > wiki.dovecot.org/MailboxFormat/Maildir > > What a tough decision! I know it probably won't make too much difference > in my situation, but i want this to be a very long-term solution, so > want to do it right first time! > > Any other opinions on XFS vs Reiserfs with Dovecot maildir? > > Thanks again! > > Richard. >If you have time to play "tweak the filesystem": everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1479435 It's a good comparison of etx3, xfs, and reiser from a performance standpoint. Also try this if you want to pull the plug or randomly reboot and see what happens: brad.livejournal.com/2116715.html ~Seth