nfs question

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2 total messages Started by Glenda Boja Ramil Wed, 20 Feb 1991 22:06

#238

Author: Glenda Boja Ramil
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 1991 22:06

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I was informed that Cray's i(Unicos) version of NFS supports files greater than
4Gs.  Is this true?  If so, I would like to know what filesize attribute
is returned to a client that can't support files greater than 4Gs.   For 
example: a client issues a command "ls -al" on a mounted filesystem under
a subdirectory which has files greater than 4Gs.

Your answers will be appreciated.

Glenda Ramil

Re: nfs question

#239

Author: Robert Thurlow
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 1991 01:51

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In <46047@mips.mips.COM> gboja@mips.COM (Glenda Boja Ramil) writes:

>I was informed that Cray's i(Unicos) version of NFS supports files greater than
>4Gs.  Is this true?  If so, I would like to know what filesize attribute
>is returned to a client that can't support files greater than 4Gs.   For 
>example: a client issues a command "ls -al" on a mounted filesystem under
>a subdirectory which has files greater than 4Gs.

If they support it, they are violating the NFS protocol; rev. 2 simply
can't express file sizes like this in any form, period.  If Cray has
done this, it isn't really NFS(TM) anymore.  It hurts us, too, but we
can't do much until Sun gets off their cans and releases a new protocol
revision, which they've been saying they'd do for two years.

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
An employee and not a spokesman for Convex Computer Corp., Dallas, TX

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