| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Max dimension for a single database file |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Reeves |
| Post date | 2004-05-13T09:08:04Z |
On Thursday 13 May 2004 09:52, Matteo Gadotti wrote:
extent, O/S dependant. Although I'm pretty sure all latest O/S versions
support 64 bit file i/o, so it comes back to the file system.
For example, with Ext2 or Ext3 and a 1KB block size the maximum file size
is 16GB. With a 2KB block size the max goes up to 256GB. You need to
check your file system documentation for more precise details.
The largest possible file size with 64 bit file i/o is 8EB, but I doubt
that you will hit this limit.
Paul
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Paul Reeves
http://www.ibphoenix.com
Supporting users of Firebird and InterBase
> Hi, with firebird 1.5 Classic or Super Server, wath is the maxIt is, at least at the moment, file system dependant. It is also, to some
> dimension for a single file for a database?
> In a 32 bit system is 2Gb? And in 64 bit?
>
extent, O/S dependant. Although I'm pretty sure all latest O/S versions
support 64 bit file i/o, so it comes back to the file system.
For example, with Ext2 or Ext3 and a 1KB block size the maximum file size
is 16GB. With a 2KB block size the max goes up to 256GB. You need to
check your file system documentation for more precise details.
The largest possible file size with 64 bit file i/o is 8EB, but I doubt
that you will hit this limit.
Paul
--
Paul Reeves
http://www.ibphoenix.com
Supporting users of Firebird and InterBase