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In mid-November, a VPS that I am renting from a hosting company stopped responding. When I contacted support, they explained that a power outage in the datacenter caused a forced reboot and fsck. Eventually, I asked why it was taking so long, and was told that the size of the volume is 30 TB. The last time I received an update was in February, and they have not responded to my most recent inquiry.
I understand that fsck can be very slow for some file systems, but is it possible for fsck to take 6 months on a 30 TB volume, or should I assume that this hosting company is lying to me so that I continue to pay my bill every month?
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In mid-November, a VPS that I am renting from a hosting company stopped responding. When I contacted support, they explained that a power outage in the datacenter caused a forced reboot and fsck. Eventually, I asked why it was taking so long, and was told that the size of the volume is 30 TB. The last time I received an update was in February, and they have not responded to my most recent inquiry.
I understand that fsck can be very slow for some file systems, but is it possible for fsck to take 6 months on a 30 TB volume, or should I assume that this hosting company is lying to me so that I continue to pay my bill every month?
fsck
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They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
– Michael Hampton♦
3 hours ago
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In mid-November, a VPS that I am renting from a hosting company stopped responding. When I contacted support, they explained that a power outage in the datacenter caused a forced reboot and fsck. Eventually, I asked why it was taking so long, and was told that the size of the volume is 30 TB. The last time I received an update was in February, and they have not responded to my most recent inquiry.
I understand that fsck can be very slow for some file systems, but is it possible for fsck to take 6 months on a 30 TB volume, or should I assume that this hosting company is lying to me so that I continue to pay my bill every month?
fsck
asked 3 hours ago
Brian BiBrian Bi
1165
In mid-November, a VPS that I am renting from a hosting company stopped responding. When I contacted support, they explained that a power outage in the datacenter caused a forced reboot and fsck. Eventually, I asked why it was taking so long, and was told that the size of the volume is 30 TB. The last time I received an update was in February, and they have not responded to my most recent inquiry.
I understand that fsck can be very slow for some file systems, but is it possible for fsck to take 6 months on a 30 TB volume, or should I assume that this hosting company is lying to me so that I continue to pay my bill every month?
fsck
fsck
asked 3 hours ago
Brian BiBrian Bi
1165
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Brian BiBrian Bi
1165
asked 3 hours ago
Brian BiBrian Bi
1165
asked 3 hours ago
Brian BiBrian Bi
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They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
– Michael Hampton♦
3 hours ago
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They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
– Michael Hampton♦
3 hours ago
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They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
– Michael Hampton♦
3 hours ago
They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
– Michael Hampton♦
3 hours ago
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fsck speed mainly depends on the number of files and how they are spread in the respective directory. That said, 6 month for a fsck is absolutely absurd: it should had completed in some hours at most, especially if using xfs which as the speedy xfs_repair utility. Here you can find some fsck run at a scale - all completed under one hour (3600s). So, it is not possible that your fsck is still running.
Anyway, an unexpected power loss will not cause a full-blow fsck, rather only a very fast (some seconds) journal replay. However, if some key files was damaged, the OS can be unbootable.
But they probably just lied to you. You should stop paying immediately, ask for an explanation and apply for a total refund.
answered 1 hour ago
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If they're usingext2, then a power failure will require a fullfsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're usingext2on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.
– Mark
33 mins ago
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
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fsck speed mainly depends on the number of files and how they are spread in the respective directory. That said, 6 month for a fsck is absolutely absurd: it should had completed in some hours at most, especially if using xfs which as the speedy xfs_repair utility. Here you can find some fsck run at a scale - all completed under one hour (3600s). So, it is not possible that your fsck is still running.
Anyway, an unexpected power loss will not cause a full-blow fsck, rather only a very fast (some seconds) journal replay. However, if some key files was damaged, the OS can be unbootable.
But they probably just lied to you. You should stop paying immediately, ask for an explanation and apply for a total refund.
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
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1
If they're usingext2, then a power failure will require a fullfsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're usingext2on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.
– Mark
33 mins ago
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
add a comment |
fsck speed mainly depends on the number of files and how they are spread in the respective directory. That said, 6 month for a fsck is absolutely absurd: it should had completed in some hours at most, especially if using xfs which as the speedy xfs_repair utility. Here you can find some fsck run at a scale - all completed under one hour (3600s). So, it is not possible that your fsck is still running.
Anyway, an unexpected power loss will not cause a full-blow fsck, rather only a very fast (some seconds) journal replay. However, if some key files was damaged, the OS can be unbootable.
But they probably just lied to you. You should stop paying immediately, ask for an explanation and apply for a total refund.
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
1
If they're usingext2, then a power failure will require a fullfsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're usingext2on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.
– Mark
33 mins ago
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
add a comment |
fsck speed mainly depends on the number of files and how they are spread in the respective directory. That said, 6 month for a fsck is absolutely absurd: it should had completed in some hours at most, especially if using xfs which as the speedy xfs_repair utility. Here you can find some fsck run at a scale - all completed under one hour (3600s). So, it is not possible that your fsck is still running.
Anyway, an unexpected power loss will not cause a full-blow fsck, rather only a very fast (some seconds) journal replay. However, if some key files was damaged, the OS can be unbootable.
But they probably just lied to you. You should stop paying immediately, ask for an explanation and apply for a total refund.
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
fsck speed mainly depends on the number of files and how they are spread in the respective directory. That said, 6 month for a fsck is absolutely absurd: it should had completed in some hours at most, especially if using xfs which as the speedy xfs_repair utility. Here you can find some fsck run at a scale - all completed under one hour (3600s). So, it is not possible that your fsck is still running.
Anyway, an unexpected power loss will not cause a full-blow fsck, rather only a very fast (some seconds) journal replay. However, if some key files was damaged, the OS can be unbootable.
But they probably just lied to you. You should stop paying immediately, ask for an explanation and apply for a total refund.
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
answered 1 hour ago
shodanshokshodanshok
27k34889
27k34889
1
If they're usingext2, then a power failure will require a fullfsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're usingext2on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.
– Mark
33 mins ago
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
add a comment |
1
If they're usingext2, then a power failure will require a fullfsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're usingext2on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.
– Mark
33 mins ago
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
1
1
If they're using
ext2, then a power failure will require a full fsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're using ext2 on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.– Mark
33 mins ago
If they're using
ext2, then a power failure will require a full fsck, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes days on a heavily-used 30TB volume. On the other hand, if they're using ext2 on a 30TB volume, that in and of itself is a reason to look elsewhere for hosting services.– Mark
33 mins ago
2
2
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
ext2 uses 32-bit block counter, with a maximum block size of 4096 bytes (ie: a page) on x86 and x86_64. This means ext2 (and ext3) are limited to 8TB volumes so no, the OP can not be using ext2/3. Anyway, using any non-journaled filesystem on a 30 TB volume would be absolutely insane.
– shodanshok
21 mins ago
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They were probably lying to you from the start. I would expect that to take hours. You should have stopped paying in December.
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