Pros and cons of ufs logging???

Hello,
I�ve read that ufs logging eliminates ufs filesystems inconsistency, but is not enabled by default. Why? Because of extra resource usage? Which are the pros and the cons of using this filesystem feature?
Thanks in advance,
jmiturbe

Ufs logging is a big deal with mission critical filesystems.
With ufs logging the state of a filesystem is always in a
reported condition.
In short: If an unexpected event accours and the system is
forced to bootstrap again the time the system will be ready to
serve services will be shorter compared to a filesystem without
logging.
Ufs logging is a relativ new feature to solaris but with disksuite
it was availible within transdevices for a longer time.
Other vendors offer highperformance filesystem with the same features.
In my opinion there is no bad point about ufs logging.
It is definitly a feature not a but :-)

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