Re: Why does ASMLib support linux platform only?

From: Woody Ling <woodyling_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:15:59 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <29b3e9e6-c92d-46b2-898c-7b2853982ccb@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>


On 4$B7n(B15$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B2$B;~(B02$BJ,(B, "news.verizon.net" <kenned..._at_verizon.net> wrote:
> "Woody Ling" <woodyl..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c778407b-380e-4e5e-b153-cdc6b3b0dc8b_at_d26g2000prg.googlegroups.com...>I read many articles which said that ASMLib disk can provide better
> > performance and easy of management than using RAW devices to form ASM
> > disk group. Why does ASMLib support linux platform only if it is
> > better? Raw devices are good enough for building ASM disk grouop in
> > other platforms such as AIX?
>
> > Thanks.
> > Woody Ling
> > Hong Kong
>
> We are on Solaris x86 and use asm. I am sure it is available for AIX.
> Jim

Sorry that if my description is not clear enough. I mean the os driver "ASMLib" to build candidate disks. Not asm. Received on Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:15:59 CDT

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