Article expires: 2008-05-17 01:00:00
Can a Snap Server be used for storing large mpeg media files, especially ones that are larger than 2GB?
This information applies to the following Product(s): - Snap Server 1000 - Snap Server 1100 - Snap Server 2000 - Snap Server 2200 - Snap Server 4000 - Snap Server 4100 - Snap Server 12000
This information applies to the following Operating System(s): - This information is not Operating System specific
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The limitation on a single file is the following in these file systems:
| File System
| File Size Limitation
| | NFS
| Limited to 2TB by the SnapOS file system
| | Apple
| 2GB
| | Novell
| 2GB
| | SMB (NT-SMBs disabled)
| 4GB
| | SMB (NT-SMBs enabled)
| Limited to 2TB by the SnapOS file system
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Note the maximum number of files per folder on a SnapOS powered Snap Server is 32,000.
File size limitations will be affected by an application's ability to copy large files. For example, a backup application may have a file size limit of 2GB. Please reference the copy application documentation for further recommendations and/or limitations.
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