comments on newfs raw disk ? Safe ? (7 terabyte array)

[Indigo]

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:03:47 +0100, Ivan Voras <ivoras at fer.hr> wrote:

> Randy Bush wrote:
>> this thread has been great.  but i suspect it would be greatly
>> appreciated if the handbook had a page "How to format and use
>> multi-terabyte drives, facts, trade-offs, and recipies."  i am about to
>> do this (5TB), have been gathering info, and feel a appropriately  
>> confused.
>
> It probably doesn't have to be a handbook chapter - I think an article
> would also be good, especially because it would contain "rule of thumb"
> information. I'll probably start making one during the next week or  
> two...
>

It would be nice to have more information about partitioning and  
filesystem tuning in the handbook. Im not going to write it -but If anyone  
ever decides to write it Id love to help in any way I can.

Vasek