Hi Regen, I'm from a Progress software development house (amongst other things) so I've a question for you. Why don't you go multi-volume database? That way each volume can be on a different file system if required. I don't have any info on Progress on Linux here but I've seen it done on SCO & Solaris. One customer in Sydney is running on SCO and I am sure that they are WAAAY beyond that point. Multivolume also lets you improve performance by placing the volumes across spindles and etc. What version of progress is it anyway? This is more of a progress question I think.
BTW does your sys admin understand all of the costs in Client Access Licenses etc that windows 2000 will require? I think your financial controller should be aware of these extras before you go to a slower/ more expensive / more vunerable operating system. The other problem with NT/Win2000 is software release updates. It's bloody hard to update across the country if you're running windows as a server regionally. Lots of pc/anywhere sessions that take hours of wasted time. My solaris clients do it via a script across the country in minutes with no hassle. HTH Stuart Guthrie Open Source is the answer.... what is the question? Regen Meister wrote: >Hi, > >we have a Linux server running MFG/Pro and the >database has reached 3GB. We have more info >wanting to get in, but the database can't seem to grow beyond 3GB. > >People have told me that Linux ext2 file system can only accomodate file sizes >up to 3GB. >1/ Is that true? >2/ Is there a way around it? (because the sys admin wants to migrate to Windows >2000 :-( and turf Linux out of the company :-( ) > >thanks >Regen > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
