From: Joshua Hoblitt Subject: ext4 volume > 16TB possible? Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:02:37 -1000 Message-ID: <20080407210237.GO23213@ifa.hawaii.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="MSd2ShuMixI0uVaZ" To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from moa.IfA.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.168.48]:33137 "EHLO moa.ifa.hawaii.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751912AbYDGVlG (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:41:06 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --MSd2ShuMixI0uVaZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Folks, Is there as of yet a means of creating a large ext4 filesystem? mke2fs as of 1.40.8 is still limited to creating ext3 filesystems at 16TB. -- ipp022 misc # parted /dev/sda print Model: Areca ARC-1280-VOL#00 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 22.0TB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 17.4kB 100MB 100MB ext3 =20 2 100MB 32.9GB 32.8GB linux-swap =20 3 32.9GB 65.6GB 32.8GB ext3 =20 4 65.6GB 22.0TB 21.9TB =20 ipp022 misc # ./mke2fs -F -j -J size=3D400 -O dir_index,filetype,resize_inode,sparse_super -i32768 -m1 -L ipp022.0 /dev/s= da4 mke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) mke2fs: File too large while trying to determine filesystem size -- Cheers, -J -- --MSd2ShuMixI0uVaZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH+ovtWa2BU+b7tU0RAlU1AJ4pG9+qom43Xz3WliGI5Q92RmBRHACfayrr pD+eccTBIxtRrvtCe2nVSuo= =2Rkb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --MSd2ShuMixI0uVaZ--