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> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:07 AM
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> Subject: Fastest / Most stable way to get >2GB files in 2.2?
>
> I have a MySQL database, running on SW RAID-0 over ext2, that wants to
> grow beyond the 2GB file size limit of ext2. I will be moving the
> database this week to a four-way SMP system with six drives, so I want
> to take this opportunity to move to a file system that will support
> larger file sizes.
ext2 does not have a 2GB filesize limit. ext2 running on the x86 platform
(not sure about other 32-bit word lenght platforms) has a 2GB filesize
limit. Get an UltraSPARC, or an Alpha, they've got insane filesizes using
ext2.
> Does anyone here have experience with ReiserFS or ext3 under software
> RAID? What is the simplest option? Should I consider a development
> kernel? What is the most robust option? (I will be moving to RAID-5
> in the process, but I don't want to shift more responsibility onto
> RAID error correction than I have to.)
IMHO, the journaling filesystems have at least 6+ months of good solid
development left before they'll go on any of my machines. I do have 1 ext3
machine that I play with, but I crash that a lot. Not sure who is at fault
there. :-)
Greg
