If it depends only on FS then you may try use another FS.
ReiserFS or XFS is good choice for DB file.
Max file size is 17.6 TB on 32bit arch of RFS version 3.6.

Divide DB file is another way how to do it.

Zdenek

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Vilhelmsen [mailto:Michael.Vilhelmsen@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 1:18 PM
> To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ib-support] Re: How big a DB File
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> Then what do I do on a Linux server when DB hits the limit ?
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> Regards
> Michael
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> --- In ib-support@y..., "Richard Pendered" <rpendered@t...> wrote:
> > It depends upon your OS currently:
> > Win32 limited by OS
> > Linux limited to 2GB per file (until the 64bit IO is finished)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Vilhelmsen [mailto:Michael.Vilhelmsen@M...]
> > Sent: 02 October 2002 11:23
> > To: ib-support@y...
> > Subject: [ib-support] How big a DB File
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> >
> > Hi
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> > How big can a Firebird version 1 DB file be ?
> > Larger than 2 Gb ?
> > Larger than 4 Gb ?
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> > Michael
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