<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>R: Re: [Linux-cluster] Sparse files in GFS</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  <TT>Wouldn't dd do? -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@redhat.com <linux-cluster-bounces@redhat.com> To: linux clustering <linux-cluster@redhat.com> Sent: Mon Dec 11 00:30:07 2006 Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] Sparse files in GFS Krikler, Samuel wrote: > Hi, > > Do you know if there is any tool that can efficiently pad files > (pre-allocate their space) in GFS files to prevent the files from > being sparse? > > I’d like to efficiently create nice continuous files of hundreds of > GBs (both logically and physically) before I start using them in my > application. > > Thanks, > > Samuel. > Sorry, not at this moment. It has been on the to-do list. One question though - these spaces do not need to be zero-padded, right ? -- Wendy -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@redhat.com <A HREF="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster</A> </TT> </BODY> </HTML>