On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:52 AM, rir<vze34z3i AT verizon DOT net> wrote:
> What filesystem and mount options are recommended for a
> tapetype harddisk?
>
> Details:  The amanda-server is a Debian 5 (lenny) host.
> The tape size is 40 gigs.  The filesystems are about
> 540, 990, and 950 gigs.
>
> Not that it much matters but I run most everything on
> ext3 filesystems with the relatime option (or noatime
> if older).

I've never tested any numbers on which filesystem best suits a VFS
device.  Personally, I use ext3, but I would certainly be interested
in some empirical analysis of this topic.

Dustin

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