Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: saeedeh motlagh <saeedeh.motlagh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: file corruption solution (soft-update or ZFS) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305230629560.98184@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN%2BS=WDGdL5ZabOGp%2BrBshjmrd9so5Q=wMc5sfDGuEAZxLe3%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN%2BS=WC0ThjT6ox9YdUsAb6%2B%2Bf=%2BqfCLuct_tN=jsr3KYTezaw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305230554360.98184@wonkity.com> <CAN%2BS=WDGdL5ZabOGp%2BrBshjmrd9so5Q=wMc5sfDGuEAZxLe3%2Bg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 23 May 2013, saeedeh motlagh wrote: > you know i have a sensitive server and unfortunately it is located some where that power outage happens much. so i want guarantee my data and avoid data lost and file corruption in my > server. > > i do not have any problem in RAM and hardware. The lack of a UPS can be considered a hardware problem. > i don't know which approach is more suitable for my server. using soft-update or ZFS. please help me to select the best one. Please don't top-post, as it makes responding to your message more difficult. One thing mentioned earlier is that ZFS wants lots of memory. 4G-8G minimum, some might say as much as the server will hold. But resilient filesystems still can't prevent data corruption. Fix the power problem with a UPS.
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