Re: Chunks and Offset.

Posted in 2000

richard palmer — Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:26:10 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

I've found that volume managers and raw-device offsets can chew up some of that 4gb, the actual amount is dependent on hw and o/s and typically is marginal, however cannot be disregarded. have a nice day, Richard Palmer. Harry Sheng wrote: > Can I create 2 2GB chunks on 1 4GB raw disk ? > > Art S. Kagel wrote in message <3874BF57.24EF55CA@bloomberg.net>... > >Eduardo MORALES wrote: > >> > >> Hi Gurus, > >> > >> I have a query, what will happen if I add another chunk (cooked file) > and the offset is not zero. > > > >No problems, just keep in mind that no chunk can END beyond 2GB point in > the > >file if you OS supports larger files (ie OFFSET + SIZE < 2^31-1). > > > >Art S. Kagel