format/newfs larger external consumer drives

[Wojciech Puchar]

>> 
>> i would assume you will most likely store large files.
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> For the demo application I'm writing up (to illustrate the issues
> that appliance developers might face), I would be storing large files
> (e.g., ISO's).  But, some other developer/application might choose
> to use the medium for smaller files -- or even smaller media capacity.
>
so right options.

for smaller files

newfs -m 0 -i <put what you need here> -b 32768 -f 4096 -U

this will mean longer fsck

you may add -j if you like - soft updates journalling.

> means little "mismatches" in configuration can have noticeable
> impact on the end user (e.g., he opts for finer-grained management
> and pays the price when a volume isn't properly dismounted, power
> fail, etc.)

depends on I/O style. On random I/O it will not have big impact.

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>> newfs -m 0 -i 262144 -b 65536 -f 8192 -U /dev/yourdisk
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>> and it will be fast to fsck.
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