Documentation #2271
closedFAQ: BTRFS vs XFS
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Description
I expect others to improve this list, but to start it out ...
what file systems we run on (and test on)
how you can make the right trade-off in deciding which to use
how easy it is to change your decision later
btrfs
how it improves our performance
value (and limitations) of checksumming
observed issues and our expectations
xfs
advantages over btrfs
performance issues vs btrfs, why it has them
ext4
advantages over btrfs
performance issues vs btrfs, why it has them
Updated by Sage Weil about 12 years ago
- Target version set to v0.47
- Translation missing: en.field_position set to 1198
Updated by John Wilkins almost 12 years ago
- Category deleted (
OSD) - Status changed from New to In Progress
- % Done changed from 0 to 50
http://ceph.com/docs/master/rec/filesystem/ still needs some info on how easy it is to change from XFS to btrfs.
Updated by John Wilkins almost 11 years ago
- Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
This is covered here: http://ceph.com/docs/master/rados/configuration/filesystem-recommendations/ and has a link from the FAQ.
Updated by Sage Weil almost 11 years ago
Correction: btrfs is not a journaled fs. The xfs is better than ext4 for subtle desSigns reasons that are probably not worth highlighting.