Re: Raw Vs. File systems, your opinion?

Would appreciate if someone could summarize all the plus and minus points for Raw and cooked filesystems.

• Winnie_Liu_at_infonet.com wrote:
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  > Me too. I like cooked stuff (except for sushi.. :P)
  >
  > I really hate using raw filesystem as it had so many
  > limitation.
  >
  > Winnie
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  > "Rachel Carmichael"
  > <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>@fatcity.com on 12/04/2000
  > 04:02:30 PM
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  > well, I'm fighting on your side in this one. I don't
  > like using raw unless
  > I
  > am forced to (because I'm using OPS)
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  > >From: "Joseph S. Testa" <teci_at_oracle-dba.com>
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  > >Subject: Re: Raw Vs. File systems, your opinion?
  > >Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 15:00:29 -0800
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  > >let the holy war begin.
  > >
  > >joe, the anti-raw device DBA
  > >
  > >bruce.taneja_at_mcd.com wrote:
  > > >
  > > > We have been using raw devices for Oracle
  > datafiles.. though I hear
  > >that
  > > > unix file systems
  > > > are the prefered way.. Any one has bad
  > experiences that made them
  > >switch
  > > > one to other?
  > > > Any other opinions?
  > > >
  > > > thanks!
  > > > Bruce
  > > >
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