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From: src@scuzzy.in-berlin.de (Heiko Blume)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.large
Subject: Re: Files > 4MB
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.005428.12747@scuzzy.in-berlin.de>
Date: 16 Nov 90 00:54:28 GMT
References: <1990Nov11.225759.866@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu> <1990Nov12.173130.16222@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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garyf@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Gary Faulkner) writes:

>In article <1990Nov11.225759.866@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu> 
>vvawh@convx1.lerc.nasa.gov (Tony Hackenberg) writes:
>>     I think Amdahl's UTS2.1 will also have this ability.

>Isn't it true that now that systems such as UTS, Unicos, etc. have the 
>ability to have LOCAL files >4MB, NFS files are a problem.  For instance, 
>it is feasible (I believe) to have a file which is, let's say, 15GB 
>(easily on a 12 wide stripe of 1.5 GB disks).  Anyway, isn't it true that 
>NFS will not support reading past a certain byte of said file??

what a coincidence: i read today, that UTS 2.1 allows files as big
as 6 TB (that TeraByte). *without* loosing in the compatibility issue.

i wonder how they accomplish that. there must be some problems left
like an old application doing a stat() on a 1TB file etc.
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