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I agree with the build/patch comment. Fortunately, there are
pre-built ZFS packages for many distros. The PPA for ubuntu is
especially well-maintained:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://launchpad.net/~zfs-native/+archive/stable">https://launchpad.net/~zfs-native/+archive/stable</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/11/2013 10:17 AM, Chris Irwin
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<div>I put my trust behind on ext4 on LVM on a mdadm RAID 1
mirror. Every distro supports those (though optionally, in
Ubuntu's case), so your recovery options are open.<br>
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Using something like ZFS (or eventually, BTRFS) would be nice,
if only for checksums to verify the integrity of your data,
which we don't get now. That said, I'd never rely on a file
system I have to patch in or build myself. I want smarter people
than me to be worrying about that part.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:01 AM,
unsolicited <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'm
running out of backup space, so I'm probably going to buy a
larger drive, and move a current drive into another computer
- expecting to bundle it with the drive already there into a
single logical presentation. (Add 4TB, move 2TB -> 2TB +
2TB = 4TB.)<br>
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I don't 'do' RAID (at least at home, where high availability
isn't an issue), and mistrust striping - lose 1 drive, both
be gone. I prefer to say 'this' amount of space for 'this'
purpose, so when I run out of space I'm aware of and address
the issue.<br>
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(Presumably a worst case scenario for such bundling upon
failure is losing one file - the one that crosses physical
drives. Correct, even today?)<br>
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I've known for some time LVM is out there, just never needed
it. There's also mdadm ('LINEAR') [Which I gather LVM calls
upon.]<br>
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Any particular pros / cons / preferences / suggestions /
thoughts for bundling multiple drives into a single logical
drive?<br>
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I'm guessing the only reasonable drive out there at the
moment is a WD Black - (5 yr warranty, 7200, SATA3,
availability / stock levels). Counter suggestions?<br>
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