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Are you using ZFS ?

View Poll Results: Are you using ZFS now?
Yes, I am using ZFS 19 59.38%
No 8 25.00%
I am testing ZFS now 4 12.50%
Not until I have to migrate to Solaris 11 1 3.13%
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Operating Systems Solaris Are you using ZFS ?
# 1  
Old 12-21-2010
Are you using ZFS ?
With [Oracle] Solaris 11 coming out with a requirement of ZFS on the root disk, I was curious to know who is using the Zeta File System now?

I have been using ZFS for the past year and don't plan to go back to UFS since ZFS is much more reliable and easier to maintain.
Last edited by bluescreen; 12-21-2010 at 08:47 AM..
# 2  
Old 12-21-2010
lol,... still on the old UFS,....
# 3  
Old 12-21-2010
I have been using ZFS since its first early release in november 2005 and I am very satisfied with its features. I'm strongly missing it when I have to run other OSes that do not support it.
# 4  
Old 12-21-2010
Yeah, I use it too.

I wonder if there is any equivalent (and stable) technology for Linux.
# 5  
Old 12-21-2010
I googled it, and there it was Smilie

ZFS on Linux

The first item in the FAQ babbles on about licensing.

Interesting Smilie
# 6  
Old 12-21-2010
I use it. It's great for managing snapshots and backups, and other file system maintenance tasks.

I am not really impressed with its performance, however, especially as a swap device. In my spare time (ha!) I'd love to do a comparison of swap performance between ZFS swap and raw swap partitions. I strongly suspect the raw partitions will be MUCH faster.
# 7  
Old 12-22-2010
If your system is significantly using the swap device, I doubt whether it is backed by a raw device or a zvol is going to make that much of a difference as you'll have "no" performance anyway.
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