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Re: What drives DB_BLOCK_SIZE

From: Peter Winters <peterw_at_trinitysoftware.com.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:47:25 +1000
Message-ID: <newscache$lvx6of$r8e$1@news.iig.com.au>


You should also consider the OS disk access block size, your database block size should be a multiple of this. HP should have this info if you can not find it.

<a_andy_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:85felc$4fo$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> I am installing Oracle 7.3.4 on HP-UX 10.20. I want to set an optimal
> DB_BLCOK_SIZE. What drives this decision ?? How can I decide whether to
> set 2k or 4k or 8k ?
>
> Would that change if I install 8i on HP-UX 11.00 ??
>
>
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Received on Tue Jan 11 2000 - 15:47:25 CST

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