Should we start to use refs on ours filesystems?
Maybe, but not if any of the following true.
- It’s a domain controller – Refs doesn’t support hard links among other things.
- SQL Server – missing features like dbcc checkdb and snapshots.
- HyperV – missing features like integrity streams on vhdx
- It’s a bootpartition
Also there a few posts out there that have experienced problems with not being able to access refs-volumes after sudden power losses.
Why do we event want to use refs then?
- Refs handles corrupted files better
- Doesn’t need to use checkdisk anymore.
I think I’ll stick to ntfs for a little while longer…
References:
http://www.unitrends.com/hyper-v-backup/refs-generation-file-system-part-1/
http://www.petri.co.il/4-reasons-refs-is-better-than-ntfs.htm
