Re: Million files and NFS/XFS

[Simon Matter <simon.matter@ch.sauter-bc.com>]

John W schrieb:
> 
> Guysm
> 
> Thanks a bunch!
> 
> 2.4.18 kernel with Tronds patches compiling now ! Will test tomorrow.
> 
> This should help the dissappearing files.  TCsh (esc) (esc) may work
> again
> !
> WRT to the XFS/NFS issue, that sounds pretty broken. The Indy is already
> exported as 32bitclients  (plural?). no help.  Sounds like this is
> pretty new!
> Kernel / Glibc assumption.
> 
> RE: Raid5 w/ millions of files.

The question is whether you have software raid5 or anything else.
Software raid0,1 and any hardware raid should be okay.

> 
> As I have no logging enabled at all, can I put it on sep. internal disks
> on the

You HAVE logging enabled if you run XFS. If you don't specify logoptions
XFS creates internal log with default values.

> system controller. ( do have a few 80 MBPS disks inside :^)
> 
> Would probably put them on the spare parts of the partitions.
> 
> Can I add entries as Steve Lord indicates to /etc/fstab to start logging
> on these new partitions.

To move internal log to external I guess you have to recreate the fs.

-Simon

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> John W.
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