Re: Oracle configuration-Raid and Mirroring

In article <8t1fa3$trv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   ginupfruit_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> does Oracle support the following configuration?
>
> I have a Sun solaris 3500.
>
> I have about 50 gig internal Mirrored.
> Thinking of getting 200 gig external RAID 5 ( need the space)
>
> The question is we have two arrays one external and one internal. How
> would you recommend to position the Oracle Tables and Objects to
 produce
> the best performance. What is the best configuration of Oracle to
> satisfy this configuration. Can you raid accros arrays
> (internal/external) Would you recommend this configuration.
>
> Thank you
>
> ginup
>
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Whatever you do bear in mind the performance penalty associated with RAID-5, which will be lifted only if you have 4+ disks in the array.

Regards,

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Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

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