HP-UX 11i - File Size Limitation And Number Of Folders Limitation

Hi All,

Can anyone please clarify me the following questions:

  1. Is there any file size limitation in HP-UX 11i, that I can able to create upto certain size of file (say 2 GB) and not more then that????

  2. At max. how many files we can able to keep inside a folder????

  3. How many folders I can able to created under perticular folder???

  4. Is there any impcat in number of files, while fetching a perticular file from a directory, if number of files are in millions???

Please answer to my questions, as I am in middle of my implementation...

If you need any clarification, then please write back.

Thank you.

Regards,
Sundeep.

Here are some details that you might be interested in. For more, check out this link.

HFS Supported Sizes

The maximum file and filesystem sizes supported by HFS are listed in the
table below.

TABLE 1. HFS Supported File and File System Sizes

HP-UX File Filesystem
Release Size Size

10.01 2 GB 4 GB
10.10 2 GB 128 GB
*10.20,11.x 128 GB 128 GB

  • On these releases it is possible to exceed the 128 GB limit to 256
    GB, but it is not supported.

JFS (VxFS) Supported Sizes

The maximum file and file system sizes supported by the Journaled File
System (JFS), also known as the VERITAS File System (VxFS), are listed in
the table below.

TABLE 2. VxFS Supported File and Filesystem Sizes

HP-UX JFS Disk Layout File Filesystem
Release Version Version Size Size

10.01 - Version 2** 2 GB 4 GB

10.10 - Version 2** 2 GB 128 GB

10.20 Version 3.0 Version 2 2 GB 128 GB
10.20 Version 3.0 Version 3** 128 GB 128 GB

11.00 Version 3.1 Version 2 2 GB 128 GB
11.00 Version 3.1 Version 3* 1 TB 1 TB

11.00 Version 3.3 Version 2 2 GB 128 GB
11.00 Version 3.3 Version 3** 1 TB 1 TB
11.00 Version 3.3 Version 4 1 TB 1 TB

11i Version 3.3 Version 2 2 GB 128 GB
11i Version 3.3 Version 3 2 TB 2 TB
11i Version 3.3 Version 4** 2 TB 2 TB
11i v2.x Version ? Version ? 4 TB 4 TB

Thank you for your respond.
It is nice to see lot of responds in a shot time.

Thank you.

Regards,
Sundeep.