[zfs-discuss] Re: Multi-tera, small-file filesystems

2007-04-20 Thread Anton B. Rang
You should definitely worry about the number of files when it comes to backup & management. It will also make a big difference in space overhead. A ZFS filesystem with 2^35 files will have a minimum of 2^44 bytes of overhead just for the file nodes, which is about 16 TB. If it takes about 20 ms

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Multi-tera, small-file filesystems

2007-04-19 Thread Richard Elling
Yaniv Aknin wrote: I understand from your words that you're more worried about overall filesystem size rather than the number of files, yes? Is the number of files something I should or should not worry about? i.e., what are the differences (in stability, recoverability, performance, manageab

[zfs-discuss] Re: Multi-tera, small-file filesystems

2007-04-18 Thread Yaniv Aknin
Hi Robert, thanks for the information. I understand from your words that you're more worried about overall filesystem size rather than the number of files, yes? Is the number of files something I should or should not worry about? i.e., what are the differences (in stability, recoverability, per