[Info-vax] VMS - The new file system. What do we know about it?...

[David Froble]

Michael Moroney wrote:
> IanD <iloveopenvms at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I'm still curious about the new file system
> 
>> What else can be let loose about it?
> 
>> - Will existing RMS work with it?
> 
> The idea is that existing RMS will work with it.  The new file system will
> have increased performance, and will work on disks larger than 2TB.

I guess my response to this is, what is meant by the word "performance"?

Larger disks may be considered performance, but, for me, it would be work per 
unit of time.  While there may be room for improvement, software isn't going to 
cause a disk to turn and / or transfer quicker.  With a significant cache, the 
disk speeds aren't nearly as much of an issue any more.