Re: OS block size

From: andrew_webby at hotmail <spam_at_no.thanks.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:15:58 +0100
Message-ID: <985860971.28036.0.nnrp-12.c30bdde2@news.demon.co.uk>

Do a 'pagesize' in Solaris. It will give you the amount the OS slurps in at a time (tantamount to the block size then).

"Steve Bell" <swayne.bell_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:3AC20E23.EBEC7643_at_sympatico.ca...
> Hi,
>
> I used to know this *sigh - getting old* ..your OS documentation should
tell
> you..I believe UNIX is 2k but I really wouldn't swear to it.
>
> Steve
>
> Harris Ruan wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > The DB_BLOCK_SIZE is meant to be a multiple of the OS block size. But
how
> > can one find out the block size for NT/Unix for example?
> >
> > Regards
>
Received on Thu Mar 29 2001 - 04:15:58 CST