Re: Export >2GB files w/7.3.4.3.0 & Solaris 2.6

On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:31:58 GMT, wick_at_NOSPAM.com (Bob Wickline) wrote:

>OK. I convinced my customer to let me upgrade to Solaris 2.6 (took me
>4 months!) so we can perform full database exports which have grown
>past the 2GB file size limit on Solaris 2.5.1. However, I STILL
>cannot export a file past 2GB.
>
>WHY?!?!
>
>I can issue the command "mkfile 3000M testfile" as oracle so I know
>that I have all the ulimit stuff fixed. However, when I try to either
>create a datafile larger than 2GB or export to a file >2GB it crashes.
>
>What's up?
>

Yea yea I know all about compressing the file thru the named-pipe. However, it's only a matter of time until the compressed file is >2GB in size. Then what? I supposed then that Oracle is through with it and the compress command has the file handle so it will be allowed to be >2GB in size. Seems like a poor work-around when it would be pretty easy for Oracle to add 64-bit filesystem support for >Solaris 2.6 platforms. Don't they already publish a 32-bit AND 64-bit MIPS release??

Exporting to tape is out of the question because all of my tape drives are under Legato Networker control and I haven't a clue how to do a NSR "save" command to a named-pipe... Received on Sat Feb 27 1999 - 21:22:30 CST