From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Mon Dec 12 23:57:09 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jBD5v9p8012640 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:57:09 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jBD5v7AX012628 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:57:07 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id D7482254627; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02116-09; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 33F95254631; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:03 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id E237C2545B2 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02106-05 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.202]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 9FDB42545FE for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:57:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i3so54894wra for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:57:01 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=V421YDzstQq6EdQipMILOyo6OVBpD9/MEA3UGsAgfUCfIif00gXP4gQsLTqPEU11QmpvEe+c963srKq+yjXRyU0kK4SQC3cyZfAqwuL15a/Ky6kLRVQB6Ij775ARGARaEMCgqixzjZrKGN3EFU6Qquin+PyBFYrD7a30RB0sTRo= Received: by 10.65.218.15 with SMTP id v15mr298048qbq; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:57:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.204.11 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:57:00 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <264ff9340512122157t63b6ce0fp7281b83c884b7cd0@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:57:00 +0800 From: jame tong To: mccdba1@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Way to create large block size under LINUX for ORACLE dataabase?? Cc: oracle-l@freelists.org In-Reply-To: <20051209163608.11878.qmail@web60813.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_15427_21179631.1134453420744" References: <20051209163608.11878.qmail@web60813.mail.yahoo.com> X-archive-position: 29110 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: jametong@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: jametong@gmail.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org ------=_Part_15427_21179631.1134453420744 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The block size is file system specific. I just know that xfs can use block size greater than 4k in linux . Refered From http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue55/florido.html Max. file system size Block sizes Max. file size XFS 18 thousand petabytes 512 bytes to 64KB 9 thousand petabytes JFS 512 bytes blocks / 4 petabytes 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 bytes 512 Tb with 512 bytes blocks 4KB blocks / 32 petabytes 4 petabytes with 4KB blocks ReiserFS 4GB of blocks, 16 Tb Up to 64KB Currently fixed 4KB 4GB, 2^10 petabytes in ReiserFS (3.6.xx) Ext3FS 4Tb 1KB-4KB 2GB On 12/10/05, dba1 mcc wrote: > > We have ORACLE database on DELL Redhat AS 3.6. The > server is dedicate for database purpose. I checked > Redhat manual and found "mke2fs" can ONLY create file > system block size=3D1k, 2k and 4k. > > Does there has way like SUN Solaris I can create file > system blocksize like 128K? > > Thanks. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > ------=_Part_15427_21179631.1134453420744 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The block size is file system specific.

I just know that xfs can use block size greater than 4k in linux .

Refered From  http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue55/florido.html
Max. file system size
Block sizes
Max. file size
XFS
18 thousand petabytes
512 bytes to 64KB
9 thousand petabytes
JFS
512 bytes blocks / 4 petabytes
512, 1024, 2048, 4096 bytes
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512 Tb with 512 bytes=20 blocks
4KB blocks / 32 petabytes
4 petabytes with 4KB=20 blocks
ReiserFS
4GB of blocks, 16 Tb
Up to 64KB
Currently=20 fixed 4KB
4GB, 2^10 petabytes in ReiserFS=20 (3.6.xx)
Ext3FS
4Tb
 1KB-4KB
2GB


On 12/10/05, dba1 mcc <mccdba1@yaho= o.com> wrote:
We have ORACLE database on DELL Redhat AS 3.6.  The
server is = dedicate for database purpose.  I checked
Redhat manual and fo= und "mke2fs" can ONLY create file
system block size=3D1k, 2k a= nd 4k.

Does there has way like SUN Solaris I can create file
system blocksize  like 128K?

Thanks.

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