On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:20:19 -0400, Doug wrote: >Very large multi volume zFS has in the past, failed allocation trying to >allocate the primary extent which was larger than the physical volume. Mainly >curious what a good work-around would be. Does not happen often. > Is DFDSS quite so stupid that when copying a multi volume data set it will invoke extent consolidation logic paying no heed to the maximum capacity of the target volume, derive a primary extent size larger than that capacity, then fail attempting to allocate that primary extent?
Sounds like a serious design blunder that ought to be remedied. >On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:50, "Jousma, David" wrote: > >> Just saw this. Not sure why you would want to "prevent" extent >> consolidation if you are copying your ZFS. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
