XFS

  • XFS is the default filesystem
  • Fast and scalable
  • Uses CoW to guarantee data integrity
  • Size can be increased, not decreased

Ext4

  • Ext4 was default in RHEL 6 and is still used
    • Backward compatible to Ext2
    • Uses Journal to guarantee data integrity
    • Size can be increased and decreased

vfat

  • vfat offers multi-OS support
    • Used for shared devices

Btrfs

  • Btrfs is a new and advanced filesystem
    • Not installed by default on RHEL

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