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February 1997, Week 3

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Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]>
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Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:56:20 -0800
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Rick writes:
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> Are you sure about the 16GB limit?  As I recall, the disk address in the
> extent descriptor in the label table is 32 bits, but since it is a
> sector address, it represents 4 giga sectors.  So if the sector size is

I agree.  But, there are other places where limitations exist, including the
subtle ones like "the secondary storage bitmap is currently in sr6/sr7
space, which is a precious resource".

I've sent some suggestions to people at HP about solutions to this, in
the last day or so.

Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
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