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Re: Best fs for Oracle RAC

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:10:32 GMT
Message-ID: <ISyJi.1344$6p6.340@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>

"Andrea" <pincopallo_at_no.it> wrote in message news:fd2k6u$8le$1_at_nnrp.ngi.it...

> Bob Jones ha scritto:

>> <an.celli_at_tiscali.it> wrote in message
>> news:1190383729.483429.150400_at_n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Sep 20, 3:08 pm, hpuxrac <johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> RAW partitions give the best performance but take more administration
>>>> and up front design.
>>> design of solution will have implement by Oracle and HP, but the
>>> choise of type of fs is our.
>>> And i need to decide if is more useful raw device OR ASM for our
>>> environment.
>>> Our Env.is Hp-Ux 11i (rel.2) on Hp Blade bl860 with SAN in fiber
>>> channel.
>>> Is raw device more performance then ASM ? and is raw device platform
>>> compatibility (I think that all OS support raw device) ?
>>>
>>>
>>> if true, raw device is my best choise..
>>>
>>> thanks again
>>>
>>
>> ASM performs as well as raw, at least according to Oracle. I am not sure
>> what you mean by compatibility. Do you mean the ease of migrating to a
>> different platform?
>>

>
> yes, and i think that ASM could be easy for migration to another platform.

ASM will not make migration to another platform easier or harder. The main advantage really is easier administration for DBAs when it's all setup, but not without drawbacks. Received on Sun Sep 23 2007 - 14:10:32 CDT

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