[rhn-users] 2.4.x kernel and File System Limits

[Doctor Khumalo]

OK, thanks. So, you can confirm that ext3 is limited to 2 TB? I read 
somewhere that the 2.6.x kernel allows you to go to 4 TB.

SuSe uses ResierFS for the most part which is the biggest advantage over 
ext3.




>From: Yasushi Okubo <yasushi at cabm.rutgers.edu>
>Reply-To: Red Hat Network Users List <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>To: Red Hat Network Users List <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: [rhn-users] 2.4.x kernel and File System Limits
>Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:05:26 -0400
>
>Doctor Khumalo wrote:
>
>>Nope. The ext3 file system has a limit of 2 TB.
>>
>>ReiserFS, which is used by SuSe, has a higher limit.
>>
>>
>Also, both WS3.0(2.4.x)+ReiserFS and Fedora Core 3(2.6.x)+ReiserFS with 
>14TB raid are working fine here building it from tar.
>You can get tar ball  from here: http://www.namesys.com/download.html
>yasushi
>
>>
>>>From: "Riley, Liz (ACHE)" <Liz.Riley at smiths-aerospace.com>
>>>Reply-To: Red Hat Network Users List <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>>>To: "Red Hat Network Users List" <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>>>Subject: RE: [rhn-users] 2.4.x kernel and File System Limits
>>>Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:22:35 -0600
>>>
>>>
>>>I thought it was a *file* limit of 2gb not file system..
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
>>>On Behalf Of Doctor Khumalo
>>>Sent: 21 September 2005 14:16
>>>To: rhn-users at redhat.com
>>>Subject: [rhn-users] 2.4.x kernel and File System Limits
>>>
>>>Hi there -
>>>
>>>I have to build a 6 TB system and wanted to know if the 2.4.x kernel
>>>version still has a file system limit of 2 TB. If it does, I'm going to
>>>have to go with SuSe. Anyone know if this Red Hat limitation was ever
>>>fixed in this kernel?
>>>
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