Supported File and File System Sizes for HFS and JFS

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Table of contents
Executive Summary............................................................................................................. 4 HFS Supported File and File System Sizes.......................................................................... 4 JFS (VxFS) Supported File and File System Sizes .............................................................. 5 Large File System (> 2 TB) Compatibility Issue ............................................................. 6 Large Files with Memory Mapping ................................................................................. 6 Large File System (> 4 TB) File System Block Size Issues............................................. 6 Related JFS Patches............................................................................................................. 7 Related Documentation ....................................................................................................... 7

Executive Summary
Beginning with HP-UX 10.01, the supported sizes for files and file systems on HP-UX have gradually increased. The following white paper summarizes the supported file and file system sizes for HP-UX 11.00 through HP-UX 11i Version 3 (B.11.31).

HFS Supported File and File System Sizes

The following table lists the maximum file and file system sizes supported with HFS. Note: Although it may be possible to create files or file systems larger than the documented limits, HP does not support such files and file systems, and the results of using them may be unpredictable.

Table1: HFS Supported File and File System Sizes

HP-UX Release Maximum Maximum Supported Supported File Size File System Size 11.00* 11i v1* 11i v2 11i v3 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB

* On the HP-UX 11.00 and 11i v1 releases, you can exceed the 128 GB limit to 256 GB, but HP does not support it.

JFS (VxFS) Supported File and File System Sizes

The following table lists the maximum file and file system sizes that the Journaled File System (JFS) supports. JFS is also known as the Veritas File System (VxFS). Note: Although it may be possible to create files or file systems larger than the documented limits, HP does not support such files and file systems, and the results of using them may be unpredictable. HP supports large file systems that can be as big as 40 TB only. HP-UX Release JFS Version Disk Layout Maximum Version Supported File Size 11.00 JFS 3.1 Version 2 2 GB 11.00 JFS 3.1 Version 3 1 TB 11.00 JFS 3.3 Version 2 2 GB 11.00 11.00 11i v1 11i v1 11i v1 11i v1 11i v2 11i v2 11i v2 11i v3 11i v2 JFS 3.3 JFS 3.3 JFS 3.3 JFS 3.3 JFS 3.3 JFS 3.5 JFS 3.5 JFS 3.5 JFS 4.1 JFS 4.1 JFS 5.0 Version 3 Version 4 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 4 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 6 Version 7 1 TB 1 TB 2 GB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB Maximum Supported File System size 128 GB 1 TB 128 GB 1 TB 1 TB 128 GB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 2 TB 32 TB 32 TB 32 TB 32 TB

Table 2: JFS (VxFS) Supported File and File System Sizes

If you are extending or creating file systems beyond 128 GB, then you need PHKL_22719 to avoid mount problems.

Large File System (> 2 TB) Compatibility Issue

The ustat system call returns information about a mounted file system. The statfs function returns status information for a mounted file system. The statvfs function returns information about a mounted file system.

Binaries that use ustat, statfs (fstatfs, statfsdev, fstatfsdev), and the 32-bit flavor of statvfs (fstatvfs, statvfsdev, fstatfsdev) can have compatibility problems when exposed to a truly large file system. Calls to these functions will return an EOVERFLOW error. In some cases, this is interpreted as a file being absent (some libraries and commands look at the -1 result, but not the uerror) or misinterpreted. HP provides commands and library code with the 64-bit flavor of statvfs. Rebuild your binaries to avoid this problem. Administrators must take into account this when setting up the file systems. The older binaries must be run against data that resides on smaller file systems, rather than new, huge ones that overflows the various 32-bit status fields.

Large Files with Memory Mapping

Use of large files in conjunction with memory mapping (via the mmap() system call) requires large amount of swap space to be configured on a system. For example, if a 1 TB file is memory mapped by an application, the system should have between 8 to16 GB of swap space.

Large File System (> 4 TB) File System Block Size Issues
Large file systems (> 4 TB) require certain block size requirements. For example, in order to create a file system that is larger than 16 TB, a file system block size of 8 kb is necessary. See mkfs_vxfs (1M) for more information on the file system block size requirements.

Related JFS Patches

For the latest information about available patches for JFS, visit the IT Resource Center: 1. Visit ITRC Web site: http://itrc.hp.com. 2. You must register with the ITRC to search the patch database. Registration is free. 3. Click Patch Database to search for patches. Select the OS version and enter the keyword JFS to get a list of JFS patches.

Related Documentation
For more information on JFS, see HP Technical documentation website at: http://docs.hp.com.

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