[TriLUG] "Best" file system for a 20TB array - CentOS 5.4

[Brian McCullough]

On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:10:49PM -0400, Ron Kelley wrote:
> Greetings all,

And salutations,



> Looking for some feedback on which is the "best" file system to manage
> a 20TB array on CentOS 5.4.  

According to my understanding, it is not so much the size of the space, but the use to which you want to put it that matter.

For instance, if it is to be an e-mail store, you might consider a different filesystem technology than you would for HD Movie storage.


Brian