Re: Post-Wait

Hi.

Using POST-WAIT drive is more effective then using Unix's semaphores, Oracle do recommand
using it.
I have used Post-Wait drive with fearly good result.

Best regards

Eric Junkermann <eric_at_deptj.demon.co.uk> wrote in article <363086f9.462190_at_news.demon.co.uk>...
> On Fri, 02 Oct 1998 14:47:01 +0100, Mike Berriman <berriman_at_sco.com>
wrote:
>
> >I've just installed Oracle Server V7.3.3 on SCO UNIX 5.0.4. The
> >application on testing is running somewhat slow so I have had to do some
> >performance tuning both on the OS and Oracle. SHMMAX is now set to
> >400000000 SEMMNI 40 SEMMNS 200 the Total S.G.A. is 326403976.
> >
> >I think it is the app that is slow but, one of app. developers has
> >suggested activating SCO's Post-Wait facility and setting an init
> >parameter USE_POST_WAIT_DRIVER = TRUE.
> >
> >I hadn't heard of Post-Wait before and have only been able to obtain
> >some SCO literature on it nothing on Oracle. It sounds worth a try but
> >has anyone had any experience of using this or heard of any related
> >problems.
> >
> >Would really appreciate some imput.
> >Regards,
> >Mike Berriman
>
> I don't know about SCO, but something with the same name works quite
nicely
> on AIX - if you can get a version of the OS on which it works properly.
> Try looking in your system-specific release notes, or ask Oracle support.
>
> E.
>
Received on Sun Oct 25 1998 - 09:50:14 CST