Re: File System > 64 GB

From: Ignacio Vidal (ividal_at_BIYCSA.COM.AR)
Date: 10/28/04

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    Sometimes a filesystem's size is just the filesystem's size...
    Just don't put eggs on your face, please.

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    > So I do NOT have egg on my face ?
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    > BV
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    > 64gb limitation is max. filesize on jfs, not max. filesystem-size
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    > Well I was until I saw that table :)
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    > Would you like your egg (on my face) scrambled or sunny side up ?
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    > 10/28/2004 09:48
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    > Excuse me Bill, are you sure?
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    > I got the following "helper table" from an AIX 4.3.3 system:
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    > 0506-276 JFS file systems have the following size limitations:
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    > NBPI Minimum AG Size Fragment Size Maximum Size (GB)
    > 512 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 8
    > 1024 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 16
    > 2048 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 32
    > 4096 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 64
    > 8192 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 128
    > 16384 8 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 256
    > 32768 16 1024, 2048, 4096 512
    > 65536 32 2048, 4096 1024
    > 131072 64 4096 1024
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    > And I've defined several filesystems over 130GB with nbpi=32768.
    > Is that a jfs limitation with AIX 5L?
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    > Best regards
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    > Ignacio
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    > > -----Mensaje original-----
    > > De: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]En nombre de
    > > Bill Verzal Enviado el: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:45 AM
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    > > JFS has a limitation of 64GB regardless of nbpi.
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    > > BV
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    > > If I have a file system defined with nbpi=4096, is it true that the
    > > maximum file system size is 64 GB? If so, is there a way for me to
    > > change nbpi on the fly or do I have to redefine the file
    > system (with
    > > a larger nbpi value) before I can go larger than 64 GB? Thanks.
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    > > Gary Heilman
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