Takashi Ichihara said... [...] | Therefore, we decided to switch back all the file systems from XFS to |ext3 with standard Scientific Linux distribution kernel on our ftp |server (i386). After that, the ftp server becomes stable again with |ext3 file systems on SL distribution kernel. | | On the other hand, we are still using XFS file systems on several |X86_64 nodes with Scientific Linux (X86_64) for more than two years |and these seems to be very stable. My personal impression is that |XFS on "i386" architecture is not stable. Everything I've heard and read suggests this. I'm not aware of anyone using XFS on 32 bit RHEL3 or 4, at least, but a number of people seem happy with it on 64 bit versions. We have been running a 64 bit tier 2 NFS server with XFS for several months with no problems.