On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:24:06 +0100, John Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I've had ext2 running on massive partitions in the region of 60GB > > upwards. Only thing with ext2 is that if the system doesn't > > shutdown correctly it will scan the drives for errors on the re-boot > > which can take AGES with larger partitions. > > > You can easily (and in my own experience safely) convert ext2 > filesystem into an ext3 system with journaling. I have done this on a > system with 3 hard drives that are all 100GB+ and it saves an emense > amount of time in the rare occasion I have had a crash (dodgy USB > equipment!!). > > The procedure I use is as follows (example is for the first partition > on the second hard drive of IDE channel 1): > > 1) Unmount the partition you are going to convert > > umount /dev/hdb1 > > 2) Use tune2fs to add a journaling > > tune2fs -j /dev/hdb1 ..I'd do 'tune2fs -j -s 0 /dev/hdb1' to turn off the default "sparse" option, for ext3fs'es holding important data. And default 180 days without fsck is much too long, at least for carrier grade service. > 3) Turn of the automatic counting and checking for fsck > > tune2fs -i 0 -c 0 /dev/hdb1 ..I advice _against_ this practice, see above, and in my other posts in this thread. > > 4) Edit /etc/fstab file to reflect the changes (use ext3 or auto for > the fs type) > > /dev/hdb1 /opt/archive ext3 defaults 0 2 ..consider your options for this fs, is an errors=remount-ro ok, or does the data value warrant a prompt kernel panic? YMWV. > 5) Remount the partition > > mount /dev/hdb1 > > This procedure was discussed on debianplanet, but that is not > available at present. I am sure there is a howto if you need more > information. > > Johnny. > > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
