File copy problem FTP

[Joe Kanakaraj]

Hi,

I have to FTP a single database file of about 2.8 GB from a windows machine onto our d-class running HP UX 10.2.

THe problem is once the file is almost copied I get the message file size too large unable to copy. One of my collegues thinks it is due to the ulimit value in the kernel parameter. Honestly non of us know. Since it is a test run we are not critical but yet we need to get this set up one way or the other.

Can someone give the solution.

thankx

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

The default size of files in a 10.20 filesystem is below 2 GB.

To Change a file system to a large-files
filesystem.

# /usr/sbin/fsadm -F hfs -o largefiles /dev/vgXX/lvolX

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan.

[john korterman]

Hi,
Robert-Jan is right but the filesystem may not be of type hfs. Better check first:
# fstyp
if it says "vxfs" then use this option for fsadm instead of "hfs".
You should also add the parameter "largefiles" as mount option for the file system in /etc/fstab, or you will get a mount error the next time you try to mount the filesystem.
You can also try first if it is possible to create a file bigger than 2GB in the filesystem in question: cd to the directory and:
# prealloc mybigfile 2200000000

regards,
John K.

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi Joseph,

is your problem solved?

greetings,

Michael

[Joe Kanakaraj]

Sorry for the delay in replying guys. Got a little carried away with the solution. It worked fine. Thanks.

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi Joseph,

would you please be so kind to award points to those, who helped you?

greetings,

Michael