ZFS vs XFS

I’ve found XFS more well suited to extremely large filesystems with possibly many large files. I’ve had a functioning 3.6TB XFS filesystem for over 2 years now with no problems. Definately works better than ext3, etc at that size (especially when dealing with many large files and lots of I/O). What you get with ZFS … Read more

What are the different widely used RAID levels and when should I consider them?

RAID: Why and When RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (some are taught “Inexpensive” to indicate that they are “normal” disks; historically there were internally redundant disks which were very expensive; since those are no longer available the acronym has adapted). At the most general level, a RAID is a group of disks … Read more