Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-xfs); Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:20:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from soloth.lewis.org (soloth.lewis.org [69.28.69.2]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id jAIKKEO0015593 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:20:15 -0800 Received: from soloth.lewis.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by soloth.lewis.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id jAIKGp3p011576 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:16:51 -0500 Received: from localhost (jlewis@localhost) by soloth.lewis.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id jAIKGp6a011572 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:16:51 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: soloth.lewis.org: jlewis owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:16:51 -0500 (EST) From: Jon Lewis To: linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: RHEL ES 4 In-Reply-To: <437E0297.40807@sgi.com> Message-ID: References: <32927.68.52.44.223.1132279914.squirrel@66.238.243.52> <437D6935.2090905@sgi.com> <1132326431.12165.9.camel@rwthompson.landmarkdigital.com> <437DFBD8.3070106@gmx.net> <437E0297.40807@sgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-archive-position: 6595 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com X-original-sender: jlewis@lewis.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-xfs Content-Length: 987 Lines: 25 On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Eric Sandeen wrote: >> i recall an issue, where one was in need to xfs_check/xfs_repair a big xfs >> volume and did not have enough memory. with sizes like yours i'd run >> xfs_check & friends before going into production, just in case... >> >> but then again i don't remember the thread this issue was discussed, so >> it's totally bogus perhaps... > > Oh, repair on a 300T filesystem -wil-l be painful anywhere, I think, > unfortunately. There's a big difference between painful (waiting days, weeks? for an fsck), and impossible (needing more physical memory than can be installed) to do the fsck. One fs this large seems like a recipe for trouble. What are you planning on storing? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net | _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________