From: Jordi Prats Subject: Re: [NFS] NFS limits? Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:43:23 +0200 Message-ID: <4815AA4B.1080304@cesca.es> References: <480C8DAB.40504@cesca.es> <480C9A1B.20604@redhat.com> <480CA2CC.80209@cesca.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Cc: Peter Staubach , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: Jordi Prats Return-path: Received: from neil.brown.name ([220.233.11.133]:37613 "EHLO neil.brown.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754008AbYD1Kqo convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:46:44 -0400 Received: from brown by neil.brown.name with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JqQsc-00011Q-SB for linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:46:42 +1000 In-Reply-To: <480CA2CC.80209-KO9VOOLprG0@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi all, Witch are the limits of NFSv3 and NFSv4? I was wrong about the version I was using, we are currently using NFSv3= =2E=20 Anyone is exporting by NFS a filesystem as large (or larger) as our? Thanks, Jordi Jordi Prats wrote: > Hi Peter, > My boss is reluctant to upgrade this server, so I'm stuck to NFSv2 :(= I=20 > hope this will convince him ! > > Thanks, > Jordi > > Peter Staubach wrote: > =20 >> Jordi Prats wrote: >> =20 >>> Hi all, >>> I've a 4246 GB (above 4TB) using NFSv2 to export it. Some applicati= on=20 >>> are generating estrange errors, so it's possible I'm facing a NFS=20 >>> limit? How large can a be to be exported without problems? >>> >>> I'm using a 32bits architecture. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Jordi >>> >>> =20 >>> =20 >> NFSv2 is a 32 bit file access protocol, so don't be surprised >> if you see EFBIG sorts of errors on operations such as FSSTAT. >> >> In particular, that file system size is too large to represent, >> I am sort of surprised that it would even be mountable. >> >> Why not use NFSv3 or NFSv4? >> >> ps >> >> >> =20 > > > =20 --=20 =2E....................................................................= =2E __ / / Jordi Prats C E / S / C A Dept. de Sistemes /_/ Centre de Supercomputaci=F3 de Catalunya Gran Capit=E0, 2-4 (Edifici Nexus) =B7 08034 Barcelona T. 93 205 6464 =B7 F. 93 205 6979 =B7 jprats-KO9VOOLprG0@public.gmane.org =2E....................................................................= =2E=20 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= -- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference=20 Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100.= =20 Use priority code J8TL2D2.=20 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/= javaone _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs _______________________________________________ Please note that nfs@lists.sourceforge.net is being discontinued. Please subscribe to linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org instead. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs