Niall and Nuno,
Excellent responses! So, I can add filesystems to the list of reasons (i.e.
memory restrictions, lack of CPUs, etc) to stay away from Windows... :-)
Thanks!
-Tim
on 2/10/04 3:13 AM, Nuno Souto at dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
>>
>> Yes, NTFS is most definitely susceptible to fragmentation - in the sense
> th=
>> at a single datafile may get split into multiple pieces all over the shop.
> =
>> If you have an NT based laptop take a look at the disk using the disk
> defra=
>> gmenter in administrative tools (you can just run an analyze and not
> actual=
>> ly do any defragmenting).=20
>
>
> And these things, like most others in NTFS, are fully configurable.
> For those interested, I do recommend reading the FULL description
> of the "fsutil" command. New in XP, I believe it was there
> in W2K Pro and ES but undocumented. It allows you to trim/control/configure
> most of these file system parameters.
>
> Some are VERY relevant to Oracle.
>
> This is an interesting tech note in the M$ website:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol
> /winntas/maintain/optimize/instant.asp
>
> watch out for wrapping, try this if all else fails:
> http://tinyurl.com/27sgv
>
> And of course, don't forget:
> http://tinyurl.com/elct
> if you REALLY want to bump up those DFMBR read sizes for FTS!
> This last one also has a bearing on the minimal portion/fragment
> that a file can be split into at create time, although I've only
> seen that described outside of M$ (undoco?).
>
>
> Don't forget one very important thing: BY DEFAULT, NTFS is configured
> to provide optimal "file server" functionality.
> That's HEAPS of SMALL files, in the Queen's language.
>
> Nothing could be more removed from the reality of Oracle db files:
> FEW, VERY LARGE files.
>
> So, be prepared for heaps of tuning/configuring. And for Pete's sake
> (or any other of Pete's drinks that turn you on), do NOT create Oracle
> database files in anything other than a freshly formatted NTFS
> partition!!!!!
>
> To their credit, M$ nowadays provides incredible amounts of doco of good
> to very good quality in their site. That was not always the case...
>
>
>
>
> Or, take the easy way out: install 10g, give it unformatted (raw)
> partition(s) to manage and be done with all these problems.
> (and if you believe that, you're really brave...)
> :D
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> in sunny Sydney, Australia
> dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au
>
>
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