Re: raw device dbspace size -2GB

>would someone please tell me If I can make a raw device dbspace with size >larger than 2GBytes ?? >if I can't do this, pls. tell me why.. >the platform I'm using is sun solaris 2.5.1 with IDS 7.2 ... > >I used to think that I can format the disk into slices larger than 2GB (i.e. >3GB) and use the first 2GB of the slice as one dbspace, and then use the last >1GB in another dbspace with offset set to 2GB, unfortunately it didn't work >!!!! > >honestly I don't know why, and it's very frustrating since I had to use cocked >files instead or otherwise I would have wasted a lot of space since I was >limited by a max. number of partitions of 7 ( a UNIX constraint ). Yes, it is frustrating. There is a 32-bit or 2GB address limitation in Informix. This means that the sum of [size + offset] cannot exceed 2GB, which is clearly what you were trying to do. To fix it, you need to divvy up your disk into 2GB chunks or use a logical volume manager to present you with 2GB chunks of disk. HTH. -- "I'll Be Back" Obnoxio ************************************************ Sane? Hell, if I was sane, why would I be here? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com