[Ocfs2-users] OCFS2 file and inode limits

[Sunil Mushran]

Not till we implement some sort of directory indexing.

Nohez wrote:
> 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
>>>
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