It seems like we're really on the subject of filesystems and related technology the past few days. We had an interview with the man behind BeServed, an item on WinFS' current status, and now we - possibly - have news on ZFS coming to Linux. Possibly, because it's all speculation from here on out.
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"It is, the ZFS features are great for admins, datacenters and users who know what they are doing. For Joe user they are mostly useless..."
I dont agree. Setting up a ZFS raid is like 2 simple commands. Setting up a raid with Linux + LVM is like 25 command lines. In my book, linux + LVM requires expertise. What happens if a disc gets faulty? Then you need a certificate to fix that.
In ZFS it is like 1-2 simple commands, and it is done.
An average joe needs a simple tool? Like ZFS? or does joe needs a complicated tool like LVM? I claim that joe would benefit greatly from a simple tool like ZFS. Try it yourself and you will see how amazingly simple it is.
Member since:2006-08-01
> An average joe needs a simple tool?
You have bash and Nautilus/Konqueror (simple tools).
For lwn, there is system-config-lvm (GUI).
The documentation for RHEL 5 :
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Deploym...
Member since:2006-09-27
Joe user still likes to have his pics intact when one of his cheap disks goes poof. Not to speak of backups and snapshots. Give him a good UI and he will find ZFS *very* useful.
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It is, the ZFS features are great for admins, datacenters and users who know what they are doing. For Joe user they are mostly useless...