Take a gander at your disk label. # parted /dev/sdx > print I'm guessing it will be msdos. If so, that's your problem. Consider using gpt instead. Note: changing a disk label will render your data unusable, though it will technically be `rescue`-able using gnu parted. That said I'd consider copying it off-disk prior to making any changes if possible. Dan Lund wrote: > Well I doubt its failing hardware on a raid6+2, I was leaning more > towards device constraints and was wondering if anyone else has dealt > with a device greater than 2tb. > > > > On 5/2/07, Mike Garfias wrote: >> On May 2, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Dan Lund wrote: >> >>> So I have a partition I use for backups and its 52 percent full... I'm >>> getting filesystems full errors, and its xfs. >>> I was running debian stable until 10 mins ago and put on centos 4.4 >>> (not 5 because of drivers). I haven't tried it with centos yet. >>> >>> I wanted to run it across you guys and see if there's somw 2tb >>> barrier? >> Filesystem size of a 64bit XFS is 9 exabytes. >> >> Under 2.4 with a 4K page size you're limited to 16TB max file size. >> That grows to 64TB max with a 16K page size. With a 2.6 kernel and >> CONFIG_LBD set you're looking at a max file size of 9 million TB. >> >> I don't think your file system is the constraint. I've had similar >> behavior when dealing with failing hardware - that would be where I'd >> start first. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- Steve Crandell Linux System Operations 480.282.6047 direct 480.239.9286 mobile 480.505.5801 fax steven.crandell@icrossing.com www.icrossing.com ATLANTA | CHICAGO | DALLAS | NEW YORK | SAN FRANCISCO | SCOTTSDALE Winner of OMMA Magazine's 2005 Agency of the Year: Best Search --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss