The smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated at one time on a NetWare volume.
To minimize RAM requirements in NetWare 4, the block size depends on the size of the volume, as shown in the following table:
| Volume size | Block size |
|---|---|
0 to 32 MB |
4 KB |
32 to 150 MB |
8 KB |
150 to 500 MB |
16 KB |
500 to 2,000 MB |
32 KB |
2,000+ MB |
64 KB |
The block size is set automatically during installation; we recommend that you don't change the default block size.
Block suballocation can subdivide a disk block among several files to make better use of disk space when a large block size is used.
See also Block suballocation.