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Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Using ext4 and migrating from ext3

A noticed a very interesting developerWorks article today on the ext4 filesystem.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ext4/index.html?ca=drs-

There’s a great summary table of the new features. Remember though, ext4 is still labeled experimental.

Ext4 is the latest in a long line of Linux® file systems, and it’s likely to be as important and popular as its predecessors. As a Linux system administrator, you should be aware of the advantages, disadvantages, and basic steps for migrating to ext4. This article explains when to adopt ext4, how to adapt traditional file system maintenance tool usage to ext4, and how to get the most out of the file system.