Re: Raw disk or UNIX file system?

From: JHY <jhy_at_earthling.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 21:50:03 -0400
Message-ID: <6nep09$n6l@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>

I think the reason Oracle recommends UNIX files is for ease of management (backups, recovery, relocating etc.). As you've pointed out, you will sacrifice some performance.

Roger Tomas wrote:

> Am just becoming new to Oracle. I assume Oracle lets you
> use either UNIX files or raw disk space. I had one person
> tell me Oracle recommends UNIX files.
>
> I find this hard to believe. The UNIX file system is an
> extra layer not optimized for retrieving data from a table.
> It's also a buffering mechanism that could ptentially lie
> to Oracle about commited data actually being out on disk.
>
> Which is better?
>
> Roger Tomas
> AG Communication Systems
Received on Wed Jul 01 1998 - 20:50:03 CDT