Messages in this thread | | | From | "Pedro M. Rodrigues" <> | Date | Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:44:56 -0000 | Subject | Re: 2GB limit? |
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They won't tell you. For instance, they include nfs and raid patches in the stable distribution, among other patches.
Pedro Rodrigues
On 27 Jan 00, at 12:32, Gene Harris wrote:
> Well, it doesn't smell fishy here! *grin* > > I am running RedHat Professional 6.1 with Secure Web Server right out > of the box. They didn't say anything about patches. And I seriously > doubt that DB2 is using raw disk access on their personal edition. > > *================================================* > * Gene Harris http://www.tetronsoftware.com * > * Tetron Software, LLC * > * All ORBS scans are blocked. * > *================================================* > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Pedro M. Rodrigues wrote: > > > > > Well, there is something fishy there. In any stable linux kernel > > the > > maximum file size is 2GB, limited at the VFS layer. I can only > > imagine that a) Redhat patched their kernel with some LFS (large > > file support) patches that were around b) DB2 is either raw > > accessing disk devices or spreading tables in several files (i'm > > inclined to the later). > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Pedro Rodrigues > > > > On 27 Jan 00, at 9:42, Gene Harris wrote: > > > > > There is a 2GB limit on file sizes under NFS2. I wonder if the > > > original author is thinking of this limit? I have just in the > > > last two weeks, completed an 8.4GB database in DB2 under RedHat > > > 6.1 with no problems, so I know, at least for RedHat 6.1 that the > > > limit is not 2GB. > > > > > > *================================================* > > > * Gene Harris http://www.tetronsoftware.com * > > > * Tetron Software, LLC * > > > * All ORBS scans are blocked. * > > > *================================================* > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > i believe it is somewhere in the order of 2 terabyte.. > > > > At 09:52 AM 1/27/00 +0200, Catalin BOIE wrote: > > > > >Hi! > > > > > > > > > >I need to setup a machine with 256MB RAM (maybe 512MB) for a > > > > >database server. I will have a database with size more than > > > > >2GB. Can I do it with kernel 2.2.x? What is the limit? Do you > > > > >recommand another type of hardware (Alpha etc.)? > > > > > > > > > >Thanks! > > > > > > > > > >--- > > > > >Catalin(ux) BOIE > > > > >catab@deuroconsult.ro > > > > >http://www2.deuroconsult.ro/~catab > > > > >Fax: (561) 760-6212 > > > > >ICQ: 45443500 > > > > > > > > > >-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====-- > > > > >-=== =---====- > > > > > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to > > > > > majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu See the linux-admin FAQ: > > > > > http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====--- > > > > ==== ---====- > > > > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to > > > > majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu See the linux-admin FAQ: > > > > http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > > linux-kernel" in the body of a message to > > > majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at > > > http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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