volume capacity array 6140

Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?
/Jörgen

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:12:37 +0200, Jorgen Moquist wrote:

> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?
> /Jörgen

If you already have the stuff direct attached,
why not just create a single volume and try newfs -T /dev/rdsk/...?

or zfs create for that matter. It would be easier with ZFS for sure : >

In comp.unix.solaris Jorgen Moquist <jorgen.moquist@n.o.s.p.a.m.plea.se> wrote:
> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?

I think you might need version 7.* of the 6140 firmware to create a volume
more than 2TB. I don't know for sure, since I haven't tried. (I do have
an open ticket with Sun about the 6.* firmware freaking out with CAM...)

--
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In comp.unix.solaris Jorgen Moquist <jorgen.moquist@n.o.s.p.a.m.plea.se> wrote:

> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?

This is a limit of the firmware.

I sent detailed instructions on how to avoid this limit to your e-mail
address.

- Stephan

f'up 2 poster

AGT wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:12:37 +0200, Jorgen Moquist wrote:
>
>> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
>> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?
>> /Jörgen
>
> If you already have the stuff direct attached,
> why not just create a single volume and try newfs -T /dev/rdsk/...?
>
> or zfs create for that matter. It would be easier with ZFS for sure : >
>
it is actually the array that wont create a volume larger, not newfs or
such.
and of course one can make 2TB + 2TB + 1.5TB to a zfs pool.
/Jörgen

hume.spamfilter@bofh.ca wrote:
> In comp.unix.solaris Jorgen Moquist <jorgen.moquist@n.o.s.p.a.m.plea.se> wrote:
>> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
>> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?
>
> I think you might need version 7.* of the 6140 firmware to create a volume
> more than 2TB. I don't know for sure, since I haven't tried. (I do have
> an open ticket with Sun about the 6.* firmware freaking out with CAM...)
>
ok good, will check what version i have.
/Jörgen

On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:48:37 +0200, Jorgen Moquist wrote:
> AGT wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:12:37 +0200, Jorgen Moquist wrote:
>>> Hi, have a T2000 and a storage array 6140 with 16*500gb sata drives.
>>> Can volume sizes be setup larger than 2tb (1.988gb), is it a limit ?
>> If you already have the stuff direct attached,
>> why not just create a single volume and try newfs -T /dev/rdsk/...?
>> or zfs create for that matter. It would be easier with ZFS for sure : >
> it is actually the array that wont create a volume larger, not newfs or
> such. and of course one can make 2TB + 2TB + 1.5TB to a zfs pool.

I have access to a 6140 - the 2 TB limit may apply at a later date - I'd
better check its firmware level : >