I don't think the DASD driver supports setting the sector size. Try without the "-s size=4096". The device is probably formatted in 4096 byte blocks anyway.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dott, Robert Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Using xfs file sys We are trying to evaluate XFS performance, but cannot get the mkfs to make a xfs filesys. We are sles9 sp3 and when we try to do the mkfs command get the following: mkfs -t xfs -s size=4096 /dev/dasdj mkfs.xfs: warning - cannot set blocksize on block device /dev/dasdj: Invalid argument meta-data=/dev/dasdj isize=256 agcount=8, agsize=70605 blks = sectsz=4096 data = bsize=4096 blocks=564840, imaxpct=25 = sunit=0 swidth=0 blks, unwritten=1 naming =version 2 bsize=4096 log =internal log bsize=4096 blocks=2560, version=2 = sectsz=4096 sunit=1 blks realtime =none extsz=65536 blocks=0, rtextents=0 any suggestions appreciated. thanks, bob Bob Dott AIT Technical Support Application Hosting [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (502)-560-2908 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email from the State of California is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review or use, including disclosure or distribution, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
