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In article <1992Dec14.202214.14025@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>,
alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward
Tumbleweeds.) wrote:
> 
> 
> In article <cozzi.24@convex.rad.nd.edu>, cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu (Marc D. Cozzi) writes:
> >
> > I have a need for fairly large file systems and files.
> > file size > 4Gbytes
> > file systems > 8Gbytes
> >
> > Does DEC offer disk stripping with Alpha/OSF ?
> > If not when if ever will it be available?
> 
> OSF/1 on Alpha AXP systems will use 64 bit integers for off_t, allowing
> very large files and file systems.  Using LVM on OSF/1 you can take parts
> of disks and build large file systems.  This isn't really striping because
> the chunks are too large, but it will get you virtual devices of the
> required capacity.
> 
> If you do end up needing Striping, please let me know.  I'm the person
> currently maintaining ULTRIX Striping and will likely have to do it for
> OSF if there is need.
> >
> >Marc Cozzi
> >Univ of Notre Dame
> >cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu
> >
> --
> Alan Rollow				alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com

This is strange because one of the tenders on a system we have an RFP out
for is talking about offering us striping on an AXP OSF platform. I thought
they
had some insights into DEC's future plans...

Alain Martineau