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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: MAX Filesystem size
To: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:20:18 -0700 (MST)
Cc: terry@lambert.org, stacy@server-001.ey.ca, hackers@FreeBSD.org
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> > > Stacy's dumb question of the day.... what is the max. size for a ufs
> > > filesystem on 2.1.0-R? Or, another way, how many 4GB drives can I
> > > string together with ccd and make a single filesystem? :-)
> > > 
> > > I looked in TFM, but I couldn't find the answer.
> > 
> > 2TB or 512 4G drives.
> > 
> 
> But expect some weirdness at sizes well below that 2Tb. I tested up
> to 20G or so (with a hardware based raid).
> 
> With my current hardware I can go to 14*4.3Gb, so I'll (time
> permitting) try that before 2.2R goes out

If you upgrade to -current and add Satoshi's patch, you can get well
over 200G (which is what he has tested, so far, according to the CCD
page).

You should look at the CCD WWW page.



					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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