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Monique van Daal wrote:
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> We know it is possible to use RAID 5 on SUn Solaris for our Oracle
> databases. But does anybody know if it is also USEFUL to apply RAID 5
> with Oracle database?
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> Thanks
With RAID you can have 2 of a possible 3 benefits...Take your pick
RAID 0 1 0+1 5 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Performance Yes Maybe Yes No Inexpensive Yes No No Yes