[ale] Large File-System Support w/2.4.9 using megaraid driver

[Steven A. DuChene]

On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 01:45:23PM -0400, Danny Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 13:08, Jonathan Glass wrote:
> > Redhat Advanced Server 2.1, pre-loaded by Dell.
> > Kernel: 2.4.9-e.3smp 
> > libc:  	glibc-2.2.4-26
> > 
> > I'm planning on using ext3, but I cannot get to that point.  The system
> > won't recognize (on the megaraid controller) a container over 440 GB (4
> > x 146 GB drives).  Anything bigger than that and the size reports a
> > negative number, and fdisk cannot see the drive/container.
> 
> 	Okay, from the FAQs I've checked, glibc-2.2.X includes the large file
> definition stuff.  I'm not sure about kernel 2.4.9, but I'm starting to
> think that you're looking in the right direction, as according to the
> XFS faq, the kernel/XFS combo can handle filesystems up to 16 TB no
> problem.  After that, you're out of room in the buffer cache (the index
> is 32 bits).
> 

Yes, but if I am understanding Jonathan's problem correctly he is not yet
at the filesystem creation point. He is simply trying to partition the logical
drive. Should have nothing to do with large file support yet.
-- 
Steven A. DuChene     linux-clusters at mindspring.com
                      sduchene at mindspring.com
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