Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 7 Mar 2001 21:09:23 -0800 (PST) | From | Jauder Ho <> | Subject | Re: Questions about Enterprise Storage with Linux |
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On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Tom Sightler wrote:
> The questions that have been asked are as follows (assume 2.4.x kernels): > > 1. What is the largest block device that linux currently supports? i.e. > Can I create a single 1TB volume on my storage device and expect linux to > see it and be able to format it?
http://www.suse.de/~aj/linux_lfs.html should clear up
> 2. Does linux have any problems with large (500GB+) NFS exports, how about > large files over NFS?
See above
> 3. What filesystem would be best for such large volumes? We currently use > reirserfs on our internal system, but they generally have filesystems in the > 18-30GB ranges and we're talking about potentially 10-20x that. Should we > look at JFS/XFS or others?
I am not sure what you intend this application for. If it is mission critical in any way shape or form, I would still recommend using something like Veritas (which unfortunately is not ported to Linux yet). I have heard good things about XFS although I have not had the chance to use it yet.
> 4. We're seriously considering using LVM for volume management. Does it > have size limits per volume or other limitations that we should be aware of? > > I'm sure these answers are out there, but I haven't been able to find > definitive answers (it seems everyone has a different answer to each > question). Any assistance in pointing me to the correct information would > be greatly appreciated.
Have fun and do post your findings back to l-k. I would be interested in hearing what you end up with.
--Jauder
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