Re: Oracle database running on SUN server

From: James Williams <willjamu_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:07:12 GMT
Message-ID: <3dd634e4.87563438@nntp.mindspring.com>

On 15 Nov 2002 14:27:27 -0800, fzhou99_at_yahoo.com (fzhou99_at_yahoo.com) wrote:

SUNFIRE V880 or SUNFIRE 3800/Storedge A5200

Just went into production with a GIS application that uses the above with 0+1.

Make sure Sun installs the latest I/O drivers (SAN drivers said to be more robust!) and that the firmware in the array is current. Benchmark the I/O subsystem before you load Oracle on the box ( cuts back on the finger pointing).

Before Sun did the above for us our log file sync time was 100 ms on average.

After the Sun changes our log file sync time is 8 ms and the application smokes!

>My company is looking to upgrade Oracle server to use a midrange Sun
>server with possibly external storage array.
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>Anybody has experience with the following setup:
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>SUNFIRE V880 or SUNFIRE 3800/Storedge A5200
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>Disk Suite to setup RAID 0+1
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>Solaris 8 and Oracle 8.1.6
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>
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>Any comments on the performance and potential pitfalls/tips? My
>concern is with SUN A1000 storage array/RAID 5 I got dissapointing I/O
>performance.
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>Thanks....
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>Feng Zhou
>www.insure.com
Received on Sat Nov 16 2002 - 06:07:12 CST