On Apr 28, 2008, at 6:43 AM, Jordi Prats wrote: > Hi all, > Witch are the limits of NFSv3 and NFSv4? If you are using NFSv3, then this may not be an NFS limitation at all. I seem to recall that some Linux kernels had issues with file systems larger than 2TB. Which kernel version are you using? > I was wrong about the version I was using, we are currently using > NFSv3. > Anyone is exporting by NFS a filesystem as large (or larger) as our? > > Thanks, > Jordi > > Jordi Prats wrote: >> Hi Peter, >> My boss is reluctant to upgrade this server, so I'm stuck to NFSv2 : >> ( I >> hope this will convince him ! >> >> Thanks, >> Jordi >> >> Peter Staubach wrote: >> >>> Jordi Prats wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I've a 4246 GB (above 4TB) using NFSv2 to export it. Some >>>> application >>>> are generating estrange errors, so it's possible I'm facing a NFS >>>> limit? How large can a be to be exported without problems? >>>> >>>> I'm using a 32bits architecture. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Jordi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> NFSv2 is a 32 bit file access protocol, so don't be surprised >>> if you see EFBIG sorts of errors on operations such as FSSTAT. >>> >>> In particular, that file system size is too large to represent, >>> I am sort of surprised that it would even be mountable. >>> >>> Why not use NFSv3 or NFSv4? >>> >>> ps -- Chuck Lever chuck[dot]lever[at]oracle[dot]com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs _______________________________________________ Please note that nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is being discontinued. Please subscribe to linux-nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx instead. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
