Re: 64-bit SCSI LUN addressing on Linux

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On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 12:01:09PM -0400, Martin W. Schlining III wrote:
> Does Linux support 64-bit SCSI LUN addressing? Suppose I have a system 
> that can create SCSI LUNs that are greater than 2TB using a block size 
> of 512 bytes and can accept 16 byte CDBs, can I use this LUN with a 2.6 
> series Linux kernel?

Yes.

> If so, are there any filesystems (ext3, XFS, etc. ) that can use a LUN > 
> 2TB?

XFS has been tested heavily with big luns, but the others should work
aswell.

> Would I need any additional tools?

no.

> Would I need a 64-bit platform?

For filesystem sizes < 16TB you can use 32bit platforms, above that you
need a 64bit kernel.

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