To come back to the original problem...

Is it a problem to have two files but one for your db backup ? 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] De 
> la part de Nicholas Rodolfich
> Envoyé : vendredi 27 juillet 2007 16:10
> À : ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] TSM DB backup question
> 
> Well it seems that this is a TSM limitationnot a file system 
> limitation per IBM.
> ---
> >Again im sorry, this was my mistake, I miss understood what my
> colleague had told me. Indeed AIX its self will work with 
> file spaces larger than 64g >BUT As per the APAR I linked you...
> 
> http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50581
> 
> >The 64g is a known limitation of TSM on AIX systems. As such TSM will
> only recognize up to 64g of space on a FILE type space. I 
> have found further >information confirming this in another 
> PMR. As shown on the bottom of the APAR, this problem will be 
> fixed in a future release.
> 
> >Does this answer your question? is there anything else I can help you
> with?
> 
> >Phil
> ---
> 
> Nicholas Rodolfich
> TSM/AIX Administrator
> East Jefferson General Hospital
> Fidelity Information Systems
> 504-883-6955 (office)
> 228-223-6777 (mobile)
> nrodolfich AT ejgh DOT org
> 
> 
> >>> rbs AT BU DOT EDU 7/26/2007 3:42 PM >>>
> On Jul 26, 2007, at 3:10 PM, Nicholas Rodolfich wrote:
> 
> > File size is already set to unlimited.
> 
> You need to provide more information than that.  I'm not 
> aware of any file system which allows a file of infinite size.
> 
> A file system characteristically limits file size according 
> to file system architecture and the current operating system 
> instance bitmode.  For example, JFS in a 32-bit AIX kernel 
> limits file size to
> 64 MB.  And, naturally, a smaller partition size will impose 
> a lesser ceiling.
> 
> You need to take a look at your OS/fs configuration there, as 
> the TSM manual says.
> 
>     Richard Sims
> 
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