Re: DB_BLOCK_SIZE/RAID 5 for DEC ALPHA NT 4.0

From: David Sisk <davesisk_at_ipass.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 00:26:03 GMT
Message-ID: <vmr02.307$Dm.8885542@news.ipass.net>

Hi:

ORACLE on NT does support 8K (and larger, I believe), and yes, you will probably get better performance with a larger block-size. Concerning RAID, check the URL below.

Regards,

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David C. Sisk
http://www.ipass.net/~davesisk/ORACLEonNT.htm

Sanjay Hans wrote in message <01be08ca$6ee0e100$80cb15a5_at_oempre-install>...
>I am planning to install Oracle 8.0 on Digital Alpha NT 4.0 Server. The
>Database will be for Datawarehousing. I am not sure whether DB_BLOCK_SIZE
>should be set to 4K or 8K while installing Oracle. What are
>advantages/disadvantages of 4K/8K?
>
>Do you have any experience of RAID 5 (Hardware configuration) on DEC Alpha
>NT 4.0 running Oracle 8.0. Would appreciate your suggestions on it.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 18:26:03 CST