Ext3 users - Apr 2006 - Max filesystem size for ext3 using Adaptec RAID 5 on 64 bit CentOS

We are strategizing a set of backup servers and I have been trying to
deduce wha the maximum size of each RAID 5 array should be to match
the OS we are using.  We are currently running CentOS 4.3 64 bit.  We
have planned a 2 TB RAID 5 array for testing but we will need to set
up several larger ones for production.  I have poked around and I see
people mention limits like 2TB max file size and 32TB max filesystem
size. Many of these were mention 2.4/2,5 kernels and neither specified
32 bit vs 64 bit.

Can someone please provide the following:

max file size for 2.6.9 64 bit CentOS kernel
max partition/fielsystem size for the same.

Thanks

Doug

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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 at 3:34pm, Doug Lochart wrote
> We are strategizing a set of backup servers and I have been trying to
> deduce wha the maximum size of each RAID 5 array should be to match
> the OS we are using.  We are currently running CentOS 4.3 64 bit.  We
> have planned a 2 TB RAID 5 array for testing but we will need to set
> up several larger ones for production.  I have poked around and I see
> people mention limits like 2TB max file size and 32TB max filesystem
> size. Many of these were mention 2.4/2,5 kernels and neither specified
> 32 bit vs 64 bit.
>
> Can someone please provide the following:
>
> max file size for 2.6.9 64 bit CentOS kernel
> max partition/fielsystem size for the same.
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/limits/

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Duke University