Creating a file system with large files

To create a file system with a file capability:

  # mkfs -V vxfs -o largefiles -s size special_device

Specifying largefiles sets the largefiles flag. This lets the file system to hold files that are two gigabytes or larger. This is the default option.

To clear the flag and prevent large files from being created:

  # mkfs -V vxfs -o nolargefiles -s size special_device

The largefiles flag is persistent and stored on disk.