In article <6qdu8k$kmm$1_at_orthanc.reference.com>, mjain_at_bigfoot.com
says...
> On Thu, 06 Aug 1998 12:20:19 +0100, Caroline Keay <c.keay_at_cranfield.ac.uk> wrote:
> > I have just returned from a DBA course where they emphasised
> > the importance of setting the right DB_BLOCK_SIZE in
> > relation to the operating systems block size. They said that
> > most PC, NT and VAX systems have a block size of 512 bytes, but
> > unix systems have a block size of 8k which can be accessed in 1k
> > fragments. Before I go messing with my database I wanted to
> > make sure what the block size is on an DIGITAL ALPHA UNIX system
> > running OSF1. I can't find anything in the documentation and
> > don't know where to look and nor does my Unix system administrator.
> > Can anyone help.
> >
Dunix and OSF read 2K blocks, I use a DB_BLOCK_SIZE of 8192.
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Received on Thu Aug 13 1998 - 10:14:07 CDT
