Re: Metaluns on CX600

stmontgo_at_gmail.com wrote:
> Hello list!
> We have a shiny new CX600 for Oracle 92080 Win 3k RAC cluster.
> For the array I've been allocated 16 72GB drives for data and a few
> others
> for redo and temp.
>
> If I look at the data disks my initial inclination is to SAME and
> create one big LUN
> composed of 16 disks RAID 10. My storage guys are telling me to not
> create on big LUN
> but rather a few smaller RAID 10 sets and then do the METALUN thingie.
>
> This is where I'm confused can someone shed some light on METALUNS and
> whether I should
> look at one big RAID 10 set or a couple of smaller ones concatenated
> with METALUNS?
>
> Thanks

One large LUN is rarely the correct solution to any problem.

But, as Frank says, test if you choose a to ignore the advice you have been given.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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