file-system

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    Advice in filesystem and RAIDz1

    Hi all! After couple of years using QNAP Virtualization solutions I'm jumping on self assembled server with Proxmox. My server hardware is: - Ryzen 2700 - 32GB RAM (soon expanded to 64) - Intel 1000/PRO 4 port Server Adapter - 3x1TB HDD Toshiba - 2x250GB SSD Patriot Burst I want to make SSD on...
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    Stratis: New storage management solution for Linux

    Hi all, Maybe Stratis could be a future storage solution for Proxmox. The solution combines the best parts from ZFS and BTRFS but doing it using existing kernel tools. DM and XFS. Article series: 1) overview: https://opensource.com/article/18/4/stratis-easy-use-local-storage-management-linux...
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    Comparing file systems for VM storage

    Hi all, An interesting article can be read here: http://www.ilsistemista.net/index.php/virtualization/47-zfs-btrfs-xfs-ext4-and-lvm-with-kvm-a-storage-performance-comparison.html It compares performance between various file systems and combo of file systems + volume managers used as storage...
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    [SOLVED] Default file system?

    According to the documentation I've read and searched for, ext3 is supposedly the default filesystem for proxmox installations. However on installing 4.4-1, it seems that it actually uses ext4. Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev devtmpfs 10240...
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    Installation problem with ZFS root on SD card with var mounted from another ZFS pool

    I am currently testing the installation on a DELL t-630 server. PVE is installed with root-ZFS on SD card modules (16gb size, dual-cards, hardware mirrored). I am trying to move the /var folder to another ZFS file system with regular sas hdds. The root is on rpool on the SDcard. var is on...