Actually, it said that the file was too big, so it wasn't a question of performance, it just wouldn't do it.
I set my AIX environment to allow me to have files of unlimited size, rsync still said it was too big. >>> Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/14/05 1:28 AM >>> Jeff Schoby wrote: >Well, I got -further- by changing the fsize= to -1 in >/etc/security/limits on my AIX boxes, >but rsync ultimately still did not like my 15GB file I wanted to >transfer. > > What does "doesn't like" mean? Does it freeze with too much CPU usage? >Had to resort to good ol' plain vanilla ftp. > > How long does transferring the file via ftp take? A 15GB file puts a load of 194% on the hash table. This means that, *on average*, each lookup will have to scan two areas. I'm not sure whether that should have created a huge slowdown or not. Try rsyncing that file with the "--block-size=524288" (i.e. - a 0.5MB block size), and please report whether rsync's behavior had improved, and in particular, how does it rate against vanilla ftp. Thanks, Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html