Hi, it is build into release 7.6 (which is our current development release). 7.5.x or below will not change definition of volume size specification, to prevent migration problems... Migration from < 7.6 to >= 7.6 does automatically migrate volume size parameters. CU jrg
> -----Original Message----- > From: John L. Singleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sonntag, 7. M�rz 2004 00:26 > To: Mensing, Joerg > Subject: Re: Formula for Maximum Volume Size on Raw Device > > > Joerg, > > Thanks for the information! Are there plans to make this > change in the > near future? > > JLS > > > > Mensing, Joerg wrote: > > >Hi, > >your formula is correct for now. > > > >SapDB_device_size = [ device_size_in_bytes / 8192 ] - 1 > > > >and we will announce as soon as we change it into the more > 'reasonable formula' > > > >SapDB_device_size = [ device_size_in_bytes / 8192 ] > > > >CU > >jrg > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: John L. Singleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Freitag, 5. M�rz 2004 00:00 > >>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >>Subject: Formula for Maximum Volume Size on Raw Device > >> > >> > >>Hello again list, > >> > >>After a lot of dinking around, I've come up with (I hope) a > method to > >>determine the maximum size of a volume on a raw device. > >>Could someone perhaps verify this, or perhaps show me where > >>I've gone wrong? > >> > >>My raw device, as reported by blockdev is: > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] rhyce]# /sbin/blockdev --getsize /dev/raw/raw1 > >>40017852 (in 512 byte blocks) > >> > >>Now: The sector count isn't odd, meaning under Linux, the > last sector > >>should be usable as a raw device. If the number were, say, > >>40017852, I > >>would just subtract 1 first. > >> > >>40017852 * 512 = 20489140224 bytes > >> > >>Then: > >> > >>20489140224/8192 = 2501115 (which is the size in maxdb pages) > >> > >>And, since we need an extra 1k for header information: > >> > >>2501115 - 1 = 2501114 > >> > >>Since 1024 bytes requires 1 additional page = 8192 bytes. > >> > >>This formula seems to work. Is there something I've missed? > >> > >> > >>Ciao, > >>JLS > >> > >>-- > >>MaxDB Discussion Mailing List > >>For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb > >>To unsubscribe: > >>http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
