2.5 Admins cover image

2.5 Admins 138: Drive Failure

2.5 Admins

00:00

The Advantages of ZFS

ZFS is one of the few file systems that uses dNodes, not iNodes. They're dynamically allocated as required. The limit to the number of objects that can exist in a ZFS file system is 18 billion billion. But that's per file system. And ZFS, each data set is a separate file system. So you can create 18 billion billion file systems, each containing 18 billion billion files.

Play episode from 04:33
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app