Supported File and File System Sizes for HFS and JFS Whitepaper
Executive
Summary
Beginning with HP-UX 10.01, the supported sizes for files and file systems on HP-UX have gradually
increased. This white paper summarizes the supported sizes for HP-UX 10.01 through HP-UX 11i v3
(B.11.31).
Hierarchical File System (HFS)
Supported
Sizes
Table 1 lists the maximum file and file system sizes that HFS supports.
Note: Although it is possible to create files or file systems larger than these documented limits,
HP does not support such files and file systems, and the results of using them may be unp
r
edictable.
HP-UX
Release
Maximum
Supported
File
Size
Maximum
Supported
File
System
Size
10.01
2
GB
4
GB
10.10
2
GB
128
GB
10.20
*
128
GB
128
GB
11.00
*
128
GB
128
GB
11i
V1
*
128
GB
128
GB
11i
V1.6
128
GB
128
GB
11i
V2
128
GB
128
GB
11i V3 128 GB 128 GB
Table1: HFS Supported File and File System Sizes
On the HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, and 11i V1 releases, you can exceed the 128 GB limit to 256 GB, but HP does not
support it.
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