[Info-vax] Odd BACKUP error: unsupported file structure !

[joukj]

JF Mezei wrote:
> I had originally tried to send the backup to my xserve via NFS, but it
> turns out that NFS has file size limitations that are well below the 10
> gigs I need.
> 
> backup/physical would require 27 gigs of storage which I don't have on
> the alpha.  I guess I could create about 15 2gig container fiels on the
> xserve, mount them with LD, and then create a bound volume set that
> would create a 30 gig drive allowing me to create one big saveset from a
> physical backup.
> 
It depends on the version of NFS you are using : NFS 2.0 has a limit of 
around 4GB. However the latest ECO's for HP TCP/IP services V5.7 contain 
support for NFS 3.0 which allows for much larger file sizes (and 27 GB 
is no problem). Note that also your xserve should run at least NFS 3.0

               Jouk