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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:05:34 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Petabytes on a budget: JBODs + Linux + JFS
From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
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On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Jack Norton <jack@0x6a.com> wrote:
> So when you create a Venti volume, it basically writes '0's' to all the
> blocks of the underlying device right?

In case anyone decides to try the experiment,
venti hasn't done this for a few years.  Better to try with dd.

Russ