Good Morning Eric,
Thanks for the clarification. I had given some thought to storing
"short term" archival copies of the large backup set files on an ASIP
Server we use to store disk images of CD-ROM's. Glad to know it's not
so simple. I think a second large ATA drive on our "Backup Machine"
on 12/15/00 11:05 AM, Eric Ullman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to Apple's Tech Info Library article #15460, "AppleShare File
Sharing: Chart of All Limitations," last modified 11/17/2000, ASIP 6.x still
has a 2GB file size limit.
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n15460
/15/2000 10:29:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Macintosh File
I waas under the impression that the 2GB file size was a limitation
of the MacOS, and n
Hi Tom,
It's actually the AppleShare IP server software that doesn't support files
larger than 2 GB, even with Mac OS 9.0.4 and a Mac OS Extended formatted
disk (HFS+). The workaround of formatting an ASIP volume as "removable" will
allow Retrospect to create 2 GB file backup sets until the
Donovan, List, Dantz
Sorry, no answer, but same problem in very different circumstances- 9GB SCSI
drives, not ASIP- all sorts of differences- BUT STILL 2GB LIMIT... I had
thought that 4.3 broke the 2G limit; however, I found it didn't, and I read
somewhere- perhaps on this list- the particular
HFS+ HD's with two in a R1, Retro 4.3, 68 gig Backup (USB) HFS+ hard
drive.
My Problem: I have had trouble with our server "bombing" while backup is
taking place. More specifically when the Macintosh file reaches it's two gig
limit. I am not sure what is going on. I have spoken with
size limit.
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n15460
Tom Lawton [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Donovan, List, Dantz
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> Sorry, no answer, but same problem ...
> Donovan Brooke [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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when the Macintosh file reaches it's two gig
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Subject: Re: Macintosh File
I waas under the impression that the 2GB file size was a limitation
of the MacOS, and not ASIP alone. If so, you may have other problems.
But you might try compressing it with Stuffit Deluxe, and dividing
the
