Re: BTRFS on production: NVR 16+ IP Cameras

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On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:39:58 -0700
Juan Alberto Cirez <jacirez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is BTRFS mature enough to be deployed on a production system to underpin 
> the storage layer of a 16+ ipcameras-based NVR (or VMS if you prefer)?

What are you looking to gain from using Btrfs on an NVR system? It doesn't
sound like any of its prime-time features -- such as snapshots, checksumming,
compression or reflink copying -- are a must for a bulk video recording
scenario.

And even if you don't need or use those features, you still pay the price for
having them, Btrfs can be 2x to 10x slower than its simpler competitors:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux418-nvme-raid&num=2

If you just meant to use its multi-device support instead of a separate RAID
layer, IMO that can't be considered prime-time or depended upon in production
(yes, not even RAID 1 or 10).

-- 
With respect,
Roman



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