[OpenAFS] Maximum partition size limitation

[Horst Birthelmer]

On Aug 26, 2004, at 10:52 PM, Mike Fedyk wrote:

> [Can we keep this on the list?]
>

sure ... I just forgot the reply-all
happens all the time, I know

> Horst Birthelmer wrote:
>
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2004, at 8:39 PM, Mike Fedyk wrote:
>>
>>> Horst Birthelmer wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 26, 2004, at 1:53 AM, Mike Fedyk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dennis O. Aliev wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Apologies if this is mentioned in documentation:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is AFS facing similiar 2TB maximum partition size limitation as 
>>>>>> ext2/3 or reiserfs?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know the volume size limits, but you should use the same 
>>>>> thought processes for AFS as you do for LVM.  You normally use 
>>>>> lots of relatively small volumes which mount at specific 
>>>>> locations.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the question was asked with a different purpose. You can't 
>>>> solve the problem with any existing partition limits by creating 
>>>> more volumes.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can move files around between volumes.
>>
>> you're right about that one but then your question is obsolete since 
>> you asked about partition limits ...
>> If you plan to move between volumes and those volumes are on the same 
>> partition that's pretty uncool if you'll have some limits.
>
> So let's revise the question to to get an answer instead of debating 
> about the semantics of the question.
>
> A volume has a file size limit of X in OpenAFS 1.3 (2GB in 1.2), and a 
> volume size limit of Y.  But also remember the AFS volumes are stored 
> within a filesystem on the file server and that has its own limits 
> depending on the version of the OS you're running.
>
> So what are the theoretical and known working values of X and Y?
>

X would be the biggest 64 Bits number on Linux and AIX (AFAIK) 2GB on 
the rest of them.
Y can be anything up to your partition size as long as you didn't set 
volume quotas. ;-)
partition size is limited by your OS.