Re: Raw usage in Solaris

In article <3CE16B23.1450FC6F_at_exesolutions.com>, Daniel says...
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>Pete Sharman wrote:
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>> In article <3CE144F7.3FB7C835_at_exesolutions.com>, Daniel says...
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>> >Yong Huang wrote:
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>> >> Hi, Nuno,
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>> >> You don't need Veritas or SDS to use raw. In fact, if you do, that's
>> >> not called raw any more. To allow oracle to read from the raw device,
>> >> run chown oracle:dba [thedevice] as root.
>> >>
>> >> Direct I/O may speed up or slow down db file read depending on whether
>> >> the file is sequentially read (at OS or filesystem level). Filesystem
>> >> page cache helps a lot by prefetch if the read is sequential. But
>> >> using direct I/O allows you to give the memory that otherwise would be
>> >> part of page cache to Oracle buffer cache, which manages Oracle data
>> >> caching more intelligently. Read Steve Adams' Ixora News - March 2002
>> >> newsletter.
>> >>
>> >> Yong Huang
>> >> yong321_at_yahoo.com
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>> >Is this available on the web? I can't find anything at ixora.com that
>> >points to a newsletter.
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >Daniel Morgan
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>> Daniel
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>> You must need more coffee! ;)
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>> On Steve's web site in the left hand frame there is a Newsletter link. Maybe
>> you know a different ixora? Sorry, couldn't resist! ;)
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>> HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
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>> Pete
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>> SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;
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>Nor should you have resisted. But if you go to http://ixora.com you will not see
>it. They are two different companies. Who undoubtedly will, having discovered
>this, engage in some international legal squabble.
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>And yes I do need more coffee. Make it a triple.
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>Daniel Morgan
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On it's way!!!

HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements; Received on Tue May 14 2002 - 18:34:04 CDT