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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Linda Walsh wrote:
> I'm exporting some files (>10GB files) via NFS from a 2.6.23.1-kernel,
> SuSE system, and mounting on another (same kernel).
>
> All of my files >2GB (not exactly sure if break point is at 2 or 4GB's, 
> all the large files I look at on the source are over 20G) give stat 
> errors over NFS.  Both kernels have nfs v4 as well as v3 compiled in.
>
> I've heard v2 has a 2GB limit, but v3 should be fine.  Have been
> playing with tags 'nfsvers=[3 or 4]' in the /etc/exports file, but 
> exports doesn't recognize nfsver=4, and gives out of range error message 
> on nfsver=3 saying allowed values are Min=1, Max=2.  !?  I'm not sure if 
> it is using V3 or 4 (am trying to use 'tcp' tag as well, but not using 
> the tcp isn't the prob, as that was the default before I started looking 
> at this problem.
>
> I don't have problems over CIFS from a windows box, but so far, limited
> benchmarks show better linux-to-linux perf over NFS (assuming I
> stay under 2GB files, but that's sorta limiting...).
>
> Underlying filesystem on the server box is XFS -- been serving Win
> clients for years, so haven't had alot of experience using NFS, recently,
> since >2G files became fairly common place.
>
> Any ideas how I could be serving up NFS and not >2GB files with a modern 
> kernel and client? *scratching head* ;^?

which NFS deamon (nfsd) are you running?

also,   man 8 exportfs

there might be something there that helps.

Sorry I can't be more specific, because don't have the
means to replicate your situation at the current time.



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