Soliciting Opinions Regarding File Systems

[Jim Canfield]

Sean McGlynn wrote:
>  
> We are considering what file system to use for an enterprise deployment of Linux.  We're reviewing EXT3, Reiser, XFS, and JFS.  The server will deal with a fair number of relatively large (GB+) files, and a good amount of relatively intermediate size (100-999 MB) files.  XFS and JFS appear to do best with intermediate and large files, and fairly well with smaller files.  Reiser does better with smaller files, and EXT3 has the distinction of being the default file system for Red Hat.  We feel XFS is likely the best choice, but wonder if there are any caveats, considerations, etc.  We will be taking advantage of LVM, if that has any bearing.
I second XFS.  While it's not an enterprise example - I use XFS/LVM at 
home to store all my DVDs (3-5gig files)and have no problems.  
Considering the file system is a very mature and handles large files 
well I think it's a no brainer.

-Jim