Re: avoiding corrupted block (ora-01578)

From: Jurij Modic <jmodic_at_src.si>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 23:35:18 GMT
Message-ID: <376b8301.6512399@news.siol.net>

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:07:43 -0700, "Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:

>RAID 5 is a bad idea with any Oracle database under any conditions. If it does nothing else
>it will slow things down by a substantial factor.

Sorry if this sounds a little rough, but the above statement is a nonsense.

RAID5 has some disadvantages and also a lot of advantages when used for a database environment. It all depends on the type of the database application. In any case, you must understand how the database works and how the RAID5 works - from there on it is self evident if RAID5 is suitable for your application and if it is, which part of the system should you put on a RAID5 and which parts must be avoided on it.

>Daniel A. Morgan

Regards,
Jurij Modic <jmodic_at_src.si>
Certified Oracle7 DBA (OCP)

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The above opinions are mine and do not represent any official standpoints of my employer Received on Thu Jun 17 1999 - 18:35:18 CDT