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- Mar 18, 2015
I currently use the second rig in my sig as "NAS + some other stuff" device. I have been reading on zfs and it seems like a fairly decent option that has alot to offer over other file systems. I currently use ext4 for almost everything that doesn't require a different fs.
Moving to zfs has me scratching my head a bit for a couple of reasons. The very most important is that my system is working as it is and "if it ain't broken don't fix it" is a good rule of thumb for myself and Linux The second is that I am not sure exactly how to proceed with the migration. Firstly I am using 14.04 and zfs isn't baked in until 16. 04. I've never done an upgrade over another OS with Linux but I do know that Windows is better off with a fresh install: is it the same on the Linux side? Should I do a fresh install of 16.04 or just install over 14.04? The other option, of course, is to add zfs to 14.04 and while I am not absolutely confident about it, it seems straight forward enough.
Once that question is answered I still have to decided on implementation, and do have questions about that, but I will wait to see what folks have to say about my other questions first. Thanks in advance
Moving to zfs has me scratching my head a bit for a couple of reasons. The very most important is that my system is working as it is and "if it ain't broken don't fix it" is a good rule of thumb for myself and Linux The second is that I am not sure exactly how to proceed with the migration. Firstly I am using 14.04 and zfs isn't baked in until 16. 04. I've never done an upgrade over another OS with Linux but I do know that Windows is better off with a fresh install: is it the same on the Linux side? Should I do a fresh install of 16.04 or just install over 14.04? The other option, of course, is to add zfs to 14.04 and while I am not absolutely confident about it, it seems straight forward enough.
Once that question is answered I still have to decided on implementation, and do have questions about that, but I will wait to see what folks have to say about my other questions first. Thanks in advance