Re: Filesystem for Oracle 9i

Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote:
>"Jeff Barnes" <barnesjw_at_dfo-mpo.gc.ca> wrote in
>news:GB2f9.2052$i%.517005_at_localhost:
>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations or advice concerning the
>> installation of Oracle 9i on a standalone (non-clustered) Alpha
>> DS-20E running Tru64 5.1A? Notably with repect to filesystems
>> (AdvFS, RAW, UFS....), patchkits, array configurations etc. All
>> relavent information is welcome.
>
>If performance is what you're after, your best bet is to use RAW.
>If your O/S and your port of Oracle supports direct I/O, then if you
>are inclined to do regular files, the performance penalty isn't that
>great (on writes).

AdvFS does support DirectIO very well, and isn't too bad, but then again, neither is LSM, so it's fairly easy to handle raw volumes if you've got LSM.

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