Re: Raw Disk Partition vs. Unix File System (Oracle 6)
From: Andrew Finkenstadt <andy_at_vistachrome.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 10:05:00 GMT
Message-ID: <CC7IoC.FtA_at_vistachrome.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 10:05:00 GMT
Message-ID: <CC7IoC.FtA_at_vistachrome.com>
cafe_at_cbnewse.cb.att.com (richard.dib) writes:
>- Does anybody have any experience with Oracle using a raw disk partitition
> instead of the Unix file system? Could you share your experiences?
I have experience only with Unix fs-based database files. Some of our australian friends believe highly in raw file systems. Some have seen as much as 25% improvement in speed over cooked file systems, and sometimes as much as 50% when used over a fragmented cooked file system.
>- How easy would it be to backup this database? We are currently using a shell
> script to do this.
That's always a problem. Personally I back up a compressed export to tape.
>Thanks,
>Richard Dib
>AT&T BL
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