Re: 2 gb file limit

64 bit implementation allow the creation of chunks > 2 gig . You just cant use them. June Tong wrote in message <36310DA2.229DCEDC@hotmail.com>... >Chuck Renaud wrote: > >> I think I gotta line up with Art on this one. I haven't seen a version >> of IDS (on a 2K page size platform) that supports chunk sizes of >> over 2GB. 7.30 on HP-UX 11 definitely doesn't. I've heard of plans >> to move that direction and claims that it already does.. > >No, the only way IDS can support chunk sizes over 2GB is on a 4K pagesize >platform. Then the (theoretical, but not, AFAIK, supported) limit is 4GB. >What *can* be done on some 2K pagesize platforms (but again, AFAIK, >unsupported) is having offset+size > 2GB. Last I looked, the docs still >said 2GB was the maximum chunk size. > > >> I'd be certainly interested in hearing specific versions/platforms if >> I'm wrong, however. I have seen the 64-bit marketing sheet that >> says: >> >> "Application File sizes: File sizes in excess of the traditional 2 GB >> limit can be handled. >> >> "Disk management: The 2 GB limit on storage is not relevant, so >> larger chunks of data can be stored and accessed. This helps with >> better performance for the OS and the database." > >The marketing people should talk to someone who actually knows. > >June >-- >june_t@hotmail.com >Grounded in Palo Alto, living on KitKat bars > >