Quote Originally Posted by Robotbeat
Windows XP (SP2) can use dynamic volumes that are over 2TB:

"Because partition tables on master boot record (MBR) disks only support partition sizes up to 2 terabytes, you must use dynamic volumes to create NTFS volumes over 2 terabytes. Windows XP Professional manages dynamic volumes in a special database instead of in the partition table, so dynamic volumes are not subject to the 2-terabyte physical limit imposed by the partition table. Therefore, dynamic NTFS volumes can be as large as the maximum volume size supported by NTFS."
found here

Therefore, you have to use dynamic volumes in the disk manager (right-click on My computer, select "manage" and then find the "disk manager") in Windows XP (I don't think it is necessary to use dynamic volumes on the open-e side, just the regular "volume group" etc. stuff) if you want to use volumes over 2TB. Also, i think that the default cluster size is 4K, so there's another limit at 16TB usually.
ok, i divided my 8.4 TB on 5 partition, did their dynamic and united in one the volume - 8.3TB (F:\)
after reboot windows i must by hand to re-activate my dynamic volume

reading this paragraph from iSCSI user guide:

Dynamic disks (applies to Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003)

Configuring volumes on iSCSI disks as Dynamic disk volumes using the Microsoft software iSCSI initiator is not currently supported. It has been observed that timing issues may prevent dynamic disk volumes on iSCSI disks from being reactivated at system startup.

Hardware-based iSCSI initiators (iSCSI Host Bus Adapters or “HBAs”) can typically make the devices that it connects to available much earlier during the system startup process than the iSCSI software initiator can. Therefore, iSCSI HBAs may provide support for dynamic disk volumes.

have idea - how i can see all size correct?