Re: Reply: copypools on disk on AIX?

And Remco, I trust! 


Kelly J. Lipp
VP Manufacturing & CTO
STORServer, Inc.
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lipp AT storserver DOT com

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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Reply: copypools on disk on AIX?

Kelly Lipp wrote:
> Markus,
>
> Good catch!
>
> I did hear, though, that due to the file system design, perhaps 
> pre-formatting volumes on AIX will cause fragmentation rather than 
> preventing it.  I'm not an AIX guy but would hope that someone who is 
> would weigh in here.
>

I'm very curious how this would work. JFS2 dos have a block-allocation
scheme, like any other FS, but preallocation will at least never be
disadvantageous, I'm very sure.


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