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Re: Asynchronous I/O and AIX and jfs = perf ?

From: Gerry Thome <thome_at_berbee.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:02:11 -0600
Message-ID: <82p8t0$qc4$1@grandprime.binc.net>


Async I/O is only useful for raw devices. It has no effect on jfs filesystems.

Gerry
Emmanuel Cortes wrote in message <384FD07C.D2D9F230_at_aries.fr>...
>To increase performance of oracle database 7.3.x.x, is it better to use
>Asynchronous I/O on AIX 4.3.x whith jfs file systems or not ?
>
>I read in a redbook (Database Performance on AIX in DB2 UDB ans Oracle
>Environnements "SG24-551-00") it's a good thing.
>
>But oracle tell if you don't use raw device is not good idea.
>
>Where is the truth ?
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Emmanuel Cortes
Received on Thu Dec 09 1999 - 16:02:11 CST

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