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Neil Chandler <tcnec_at_tchp2.tcamuk.stratus.com> wrote in article
<slrn6gagcl.9db.tcnec_at_tchp2.tcamuk.stratus.com>...
> In article <35021D7A.3FB7_at_p3.net>, Jerry Gitomer wrote:
>
>
> However, on the flip side, you do get more space - filesystems cost
10%
> of the disk space you allocate, and over 500Gb, this is
significant.
I believe this is not necessary if you use a filesystem only for
Oracle
data files. The 10% is the default fs free space, and can be
adjusted
down to 1% on some, 0% on other systems. It is used by the O/S
to minise fragmentation when you have a large number of small files
that are subject to frequent creation, deletion or update. You do
not
need this free space if all you have on the file system is a few
fixed
large Oracle files.
Jonathan Lewis Received on Tue Mar 10 1998 - 00:00:00 CST