Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 21:36:04 -0500 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: The SAFEST filesystem config Message-ID: <20020308023604.7A1B6BB26@i8k.babbleon.org> In-Reply-To: <1d554bd1d50444.1d504441d554bd@mbox.com.au> References: <1d554bd1d50444.1d504441d554bd@mbox.com.au>
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On Thursday 07 March 2002 09:18 pm, BSD Freak wrote: | Hi all, | | I was just wondering if anyone can advise me the SAFEST file system | configuration (for and IDE drive). I need it for a FreeBSD router, so | file system performance is not an issue (becasue it is just forwarding | packets) but consistency is (as it will often be shutdown "uncleanly"). | | I think I have to choose from on of the following: | | Soft Updates + No write caching | No Soft Updates + No write caching | No Soft Updates + write caching Well, it's safest for certain to turn off write caching. To do that, add this to /boot/loader.conf: hw.ata.wc=0 Soft updates should make things safer since they are meant to ensure file system integrety at all intermediate points. Most noticably, though, they will greatly increase performance if you are going to have the write cache off. | | I'm not sure which? | | Also how do you turn of write caching? | | | Any help would be greatly appreciated....... thanks in advance | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Never lose a fax again, receive faxes to your personal email account! | Visit http://www.mbox.com.au/fax | | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Brian T. Schellenberger . . . . . . . bts@wnt.sas.com (work) Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) ME --> http://www.babbleon.org http://www.eff.org <-- GOOD GUYS --> http://www.programming-freedom.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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