Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:24:48 +0200 From: "Valentin Bud" <valentin.bud@gmail.com> To: "Kirk Strauser" <kirk@strauser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disenchanted with ZFS; alternatives? Message-ID: <139b44430812011124j135c1889x71008fd39094c347@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200812010959.15647.kirk@strauser.com> References: <200812010959.15647.kirk@strauser.com>
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> wrote: > I have ZFS on my 7.1-PRERELEASE system, and while it does some spiffy things, > in general I'm a bit underwhelmed. > > PROS: > > Adding new filesystems on a whim is really nice. yes it is. > > It has a lot of really cool other features that I will probably never need. then you don't need ZFS. usually you choose a technology because you need it. if you don't need it then you don't use it. pure simple. > > CONS: > > I have nearly 3GB of wired RAM, but it doesn't seem to be all that fast. > For example, starting an Amanda backup on a UFS2 filesystem would get through > the "estimate" phase almost instantly on a system that had been up for several > days because of cached filesystem data. On ZFS, it still limps along even if I > just finished the last backup a few minutes earlier. it's all about compromises. uses lots of ram *but* gives you the ability to add new filesystems on the run. and after all it's all about choices. v > > Other than saying "I'm using ZFS", I don't seem to have much to show for it. > > WTF: > > "Raidz and top-level vdevs cannot be removed from a pool." > > > At this point, I'm almost ready to go back to good ol' UFS2, but I'd hate to > give up that easy addition of new filesystems. I *could* have a single 700GB > root FS but that just doesn't seem right. Are there any good, tested GEOM- > based ways of getting that functionality, perhaps along the lines of using > something like gvirstor and growfs as needed? > > - Kirk > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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