joel garry wrote:
> On Aug 22, 8:39 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
>> joel garry wrote:
>>> Besides that, oracle writes things where it wants to within data
>>> files. The operating system puts the blocks where it wants to on
>>> disk.
>> Disk? What disk? The operating system writes to a RAM cache on the
>> filer head which writes to a stripe running across multiple physical
>> drives based on a mathematical algorithm that is likely proprietary and
>> may involve LUNS, volumes, QTrees, and other logical partitions that
>> depend on who's disk array you bought and which version of their
>> operating system is running the show.
>>
>> Nobody writes to a physical disk any more. <g>
>
> Read the OP and subject again - Windows writing to a disk on the
> server. Yes, there could be lots more stuff happening, but many sites
> still use the old style commodity hardware with the vulgar OS, and
> that is the specific thread here.
>
> nobody is a unix user:
> grep nobody /etc/passwd
> finger nobody
> <g>
>
> jg
> --
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A developer may say "disks on the server" but the admin likely
knows there's an EMC in the server room.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Thu Aug 23 2007 - 18:29:06 CDT
