RE: # of datafiles per tablespace

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Kimberly Smith wrote:

> Kevin, let me introduce you to the world of stripping. Course, if
> you are on old hardware that really isn't like it is today.

I was unaware of the concurrent data access benefits of stipping. I did know about certain things being spread out, but usually I just notice that it is kind of cold, standing there without any clothes.

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> -----Original Message-----

> I am sure its been said in the notes I have not read yet .... but, my


> biggest reason for having the multiple files is to have multiple drives.

> Each file on a different drive means that the access to the file can be

> spread out.  Therefore you can have multiple processes accessing the files

> at the same time with reduced io contention.


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