Large volumes

[David J. M. Karlsen]

Jon S. Stumpf wrote:

>"David J. M. Karlsen" wrote:
>
>>Same time - same files - same problems? The thing is: I may want
>>directories bigger than 8GB (all the 8GB in one dir - no subdirs) - so
>>making multiple volumes is not an option.
>>
>
>Craig Everhart has already answered some of the issues in this email.  He has
>
This is old yes - I got an answer on it.

>
>suggested using symlinks as an alternative.  This is possible but potentially
>an administrative nightmare depending on the application creating the data.
>
>Can you explain where the requirement to put >8GB of files in a single
>directory comes from?
>Is this a third-party application?  What is the file count?  What is the
>median and average file sizes?
>
ISO-images

I asked the same questions in the OpenAFS mailinglists - and it doesn't 
seem limited. A Forward will follow shortly.