Re: RAID5 and ORACLE

I was just involved with an Oracle install on an IBM SP/2 machine. We originally configured for RAID5 but Oracle reps. were strongly against anything other that RAID0 because of potential performance impact of RAID5. Unfortunately, I can't give you any practical results since I've moved elsewhere for a better opportunity.

   Dave.

>>RAID 5 with insert, update, delete heavy database: bad
>>RAID 5 with select database: good
 

>>It's actually a little more complicated but thats the basics.
>>Oracle has a bulletin on using Raid 5. I don't have access to it now. I
 

>>can let you know more when I do.
 

>>Scott

>Jan Timmermans wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone give some infomation or remarks about the use of a RAID5
> system with an ORACLE server.
> We are setting up an ORACLE databank on an NT server and where wondering
> what the consequences would be of using RAID5: security, perfomance,
> ...
>
> The specifiactions of the system are:
>
> Oracle 7.2 for NT.
>
> Hardware : Pentium Pro 200Mhz
> 128 Mb EDO RAM
> 3 x 2 Gbyte HP SureStore disks (SCSI-2)
>
> Operating system : Win NT 3.51
>
> Anyone experience with RAID5 and Oracle, please contact me.
>
> Thanks!
Received on Thu Jul 25 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST