On Mon, 1 May 2000, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:07 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Fastest / Most stable way to get >2GB files in 2.2?
> >
> > I have a MySQL database, running on SW RAID-0 over ext2, that wants to
> > grow beyond the 2GB file size limit of ext2. I will be moving the
> > database this week to a four-way SMP system with six drives, so I want
> > to take this opportunity to move to a file system that will support
> > larger file sizes.
>
> ext2 does not have a 2GB filesize limit. ext2 running on the x86 platform
> (not sure about other 32-bit word lenght platforms) has a 2GB filesize
> limit. Get an UltraSPARC, or an Alpha, they've got insane filesizes using
> ext2.
>
> > Does anyone here have experience with ReiserFS or ext3 under software
> > RAID? What is the simplest option? Should I consider a development
> > kernel? What is the most robust option? (I will be moving to RAID-5
> > in the process, but I don't want to shift more responsibility onto
> > RAID error correction than I have to.)
>
> IMHO, the journaling filesystems have at least 6+ months of good solid
> development left before they'll go on any of my machines. I do have 1 ext3
> machine that I play with, but I crash that a lot. Not sure who is at fault
> there. :-)
Do you use journaling over RAID ? Then it's your fault.
