[lug] Global File System on Linux

[D. Stimits]

Alan Robertson wrote:
> 
> Richard Karcich wrote:
> >
> > re: http://news.linuxprogramming.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-02-08-002-05-CD
> >
> > is anyone here locally familiar with or using GFS?  if so, what are your
> > impressions?  thanks very much!
> 
> I am quite familar with the team of people who have designed GFS.  They know
> what they are doing, and I believe that it is the single hottest Linux
> technology around.  It is the most kick-ass cluster technology around.
> 
> On the other hand, I haven't yet had a chance to test it to any significant
> degree.
> 
>         -- Alan Robertson
>            alanr at unix.sh

I'm curious about a comparison here. Assuming a single Linux workstation
with a few scsi disks on it, and no clustering or NFS involved, the
article mentions it supports journaling and 64 bit access. Would there
be any advantage/disadvantage to GFS compared to ReiserFS on a single
user workstation? Does RAID effect the choice here?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com