Re: RAID Arrays with NT datamart

In article <65au5r$hnn$1_at_wolfman.xtra.co.nz>,   "Mark Burgess" <markb_at_datacom.co.nz> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had experience in evaluating the different effects of RAID setups
> on an Oracle database. We are running a Compaq Proliant 5000 with a RAID 5
> array over 12x4Gb disks. Is there any indication to the performance decrease
> from a RAID 0 array to a RAID 5 array for writes on the database, ie 10%
> slower. We are evaluating whether there will be sufficient I/O advantage
> from dropping the RAID 5 array and adopting a RAID 0 array.
>
> Any replies in email please
>
> Thanks, Mark Burgess

Some of the bigger Oracle users put in the RAID 7 level to get fast I/O performance for UNIX or NT, or both simultaneously.

Mike Willett
mwillett_at_storage.com
Storage Computer Corp.
http://www.storage.com/

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