[Info-vax] VMS - The new file system. What do we know about it?...

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In article <o041pj$j9e$1 at news.albasani.net>, Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> writes:
>Den 2016-11-11 kl. 06:50, skrev IanD:
>> Is it time for some more information to trickle through about the new
>> file system?
>>
>> I listened to the chat put up by the Progress software folks and there
>> was some light chatter that let slip a few more details about it's
>> performance
>>
>> I'm still curious about the new file system
>>
>> What else can be let loose about it?
>>
>
>There were some talks at the meeting at IKEA IT HQ.
>This is as I remember it...
>
>> - Will existing RMS work with it?
>
>Yes, the goal is that RMS will work as it is. No RMS re-work
>planned as I understand (in regard to the new file system).
>
>The structures that goes from 32 to 64 bits are those that
>are below RMS, so to speak. Something was mentioned as an
>example of a limit that will not change due to this, but I
>do not remember what it was. Hm, maybe it was the maximum
>size of any single individual file? Yes, I think it was...
>1 TB it is, right?

The RFA will have to change if files are to be able to take advantage
of larger storage space this new file system will open up.
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