file-systems-supported.md
Choose the storage format type based on deployment requirements. Vertica recommends the following storage format types where applicable:
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ext3
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ext4
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NFS for backup
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XFS
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Amazon S3 Standard, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage for communal storage and related backup tasks when running in Eon Mode
Note
For the Vertica I/O profile, the ext4 file system is considerably faster than ext3.The storage format type at your backup and temporary directory locations must support fcntl lockf (POSIX) file locking.