[OpenIndiana-discuss] 3TB disks for tank zpool? Can only use 2 TB.

[L'oiseau de mer]

in 2009.06 version, rpool can't larger than 2TB, but other zpool can.

2011/3/23 Nikola M. <minikola at gmail.com>

> On 03/22/11 03:20 PM, John McEntee wrote:
> >
> http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/SATA+-+Advanced+Format+and+4K+Sector+drives
> >
> >
> > This only provides a small performance workaround for drives using 4K
> > sectors internally but presenting 512b sectors. It does nothing to enable
> a
> > partition to be greater than 2TB, which opensolaris puts on the disk when
> I
> > give zpool a bank empty unpartitioned disk.
> I have not heard that any Solaris* can use disk/partition in zpool,
> larger then 2TB. Maybe you can try partitioning disk with 2+1TB
>
> That might be good request for IllumOS.org crew to enhance OS/Net and ZFS.
>
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