On 17-Jun-99 Pat Wilson wrote:
>> > Transarc says that volumes >2GB are "not supported", but I'm
>> > finding (as have others before me) that they seem to work just
>> > fine, at least on AIX 4.3.2 and AFS 3.4 5.74.
>> >
>> > So - what problems have folks seen? Or are things actually stable,
>> > and Transarc is just being overcautious?
>>
>> I think you cannot use the vos commands.
>
> That's what Transarc _says_, but vos backup, move, and
> dump/restore seem to work just fine. Has anyone *experienced*
> any failures of >2GB volumes?
Not here... we have two volumes >2GB and I have moved them multiple times.
Daily dumps (and some emergency restores from tape) have also worked.
But if you have a problem with a volume >2GB and call Transarc... it isn't
supported. :)
Basically I've had no problems.
Erik
Sr Sys Admin, MCIWorldcom, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
