[Ocfs2-users] OCFS2 file and inode limits

Nohez nohez at cmie.com
Mon Dec 4 20:02:08 PST 2006


Is there any timeframe set for removing the 32,000 directories limit ?
We were considering OCFS2 deployment but cannot because of this 
limitation.

Thanks

Nohez

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Sunil Mushran wrote:

> Number of files/inodes in the entire fs is limited only by space.
> 
> However, on a per-directory basis, while the real limit is still very large,
> the practical limit is in 10s of thousands.
> 
> Matt Soccio wrote:
> > I am evaluating OCFS2 for a simple load balanced cluster setup for mail,
> > web, and file services.  We plan to use Maildir format for the mailboxes
> > and I want to verify what, if any, are the limits on numbers of files
> > and inodes?  I see on the FAQ that I have a 32000 directory limit, but
> > it does not mention file or inode limits.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ocfs2-users mailing list
> > Ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
> > http://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/ocfs2-users



More information about the Ocfs2-users mailing list