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Refine filesystem requirements (neo4j#2578)
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modules/ROOT/pages/installation/requirements.adoc

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[[deployment-requirements-filesystem]]
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== Filesystem
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For proper ACID behavior, the filesystem must support flush (_fsync_, _fdatasync_).
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Since databases can put a high and consistent load on a storage system for a long time, it is recommended to use a file system that has good aging characteristics.
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The EXT4 and XFS are the **only** supported file systems.
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For proper ACID behavior, the filesystem must support flush operations such as _fsync_ and _fdatasync_.
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Since databases can place a high and consistent load on a storage system for long periods, it is recommended to use a filesystem with strong aging characteristics.
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On Linux systems, a POSIX-compliant filesystem is required.
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Network shares such as NFS do not meet this POSIX requirement.
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The only supported filesystems on Linux are EXT4 and XFS.
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See xref:performance/linux-file-system-tuning.adoc[Linux file system tuning] for details on how to configure the filesystem in Linux for optimal performance.
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