> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe
>
> McKown, John wrote:
> > Nah, call it the 3390EL for "Excessively Large". I cannot imagine
> > backing that monster up. But, then, compared to my PC's 500
> Gb drive???
>
> 500 GB is nothing compared to the architectural limit for
> EAV. We're talking about over two hundred terabytes per volume!
>
> Fortunately, IBM has taken a sensible approach and merely
> quadrupled the maximum volume size for the first generation
> of EAV over the existing 54GB per volume limit for shark/ESS.
>
> Once the performance issues are identified and dealt with,
> much larger individual volume sizes should be possible. We
> could be looking terabyte-sized volumes within just a few years!
Just think.... A one-pack sysplex!
-jc-
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