Striped filesystem

[GNOM]

Hi,

Could someone tell me wath is a striped filesystem? Is it just a filesystem created over more than one physical device ?

thanks

[Ralph Grothe]

Must be.
so far I have only heard of striped volumes
which is a layer below the filesystem,
but never of a striped filesystem.
So I would be interested in learning more about it if it's a new feature...

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
in principle,yes.

Please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_striping

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[Pete Randall]

The simplistic answer is that striping is supposed to spread the I/O load over multiple devices rather than having it all concentrated against just one physical device. This, in theory, should increase throughput by eliminating some of the latency.


Pete