RAW/RAID/2gig limit??
Don Coburn asked how to use a 128 GB RAID array as raw chunks on Solaris 7 Intel with Informix 7.31, given the 2 GB chunk limit. Art S. Kagel advised a volume manager such as Veritas to make 64 or more chunks under 2 GB. Paul Watson noted Solaris Intel allows 16 partitions per disk. Ray Margarella confirmed the page numbering limits chunk size to 2 GB.
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I have Solaris 7 (Intel) with Infx 7.31. I want to use all or most of my 128 Gig RAID Array for raw chunks. Am I going to hit the 2 gig limitation on chunk sizes? If so is there a way around the limitation? How do I utilize my entire array for raw chunks for Informix. thanks
You have to get a Volume Manager like Veritas VM which can create more than the 7 partitions that Solaris is capable of alone, then divide the array into 64 or more chunks <2GB each. Art S. Kagel Don Coburn wrote: > > I have Solaris 7 (Intel) with Infx 7.31. I want to > use all or most of my 128 Gig RAID Array for raw chunks. > > Am I going to hit the 2 gig limitation on chunk sizes? > If so is there a way around the limitation? > > How do I utilize my entire array for raw chunks for Informix. > > thanks
> > You have to get a Volume Manager like Veritas VM which can create more than > the 7 partitions that Solaris is capable of alone, then divide the array > into 64 or more chunks <2GB each. Solaris for Intel can have 16 partitions per disk, still well under the 64 required :-) -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # You are only young once Tel: +44 1436 674729 # but you can be immature Fax: +44 1436 678693 # for ever www.wfsoftware.com #
the page numbering structure in Inforimx limits the chunk size to 2 gig. "Don Coburn" <coburn@aottsd.uscourts.gov> wrote in message news:8q8of0$gbk$1@apollo.nyed.uscourts.gov... > I have Solaris 7 (Intel) with Infx 7.31. I want to > use all or most of my 128 Gig RAID Array for raw chunks. > > Am I going to hit the 2 gig limitation on chunk sizes? > If so is there a way around the limitation? > > How do I utilize my entire array for raw chunks for Informix. > > thanks > > >