Re: Informix Maximum Chunk Size

Thomas Parsli wrote: > Can someone tell me why this is a "problem"? Questions like this pops up > all the time, and many believes this is a _limit_ in Informix/IDS/whatever. > > Isn't this a non-problem unless your database is _very_ large (Way larger > than 1TB)? > > Thomas If you want to use raw disk space the 2GB chunk limit can make it difficult to partition the disks without the aid of some kind of volume manager. We use Veritas Volume Manager and, trust me, it ain't cheap! I guess whether or not it is a problem depends on the hardware and O/S you are using. Ty O'Kelly tokelly@maxor.invalid.com