Re: Informix/Oracle comparison on Data Storage terminology

From: Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 10:41:30 +0000
Message-ID: <asfd53$qmnfl$1_at_ID-64669.news.dfncis.de>


Neil Truby came forth and spake, saying:

> "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ascrc8$qenl7$1_at_ID-64669.news.dfncis.de...

>> Neil Truby came forth and spake, saying:
>>
>> > "Earle A Long" <earle_long_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:asbsn8$7j7$1_at_knossos.btinternet.com...
>> >>
>> >> "vk02720" <vk02720_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4d814faa.0210300718.385d7d8f_at_posting.google.com...
>> >> > Is there a comparative study or web articles on Informix/Oracle
>> >> > comparison ? For example what is the equivalent of dbspace,
>> >> > tblspace, rootdbs etc. in Oracle.
>> >> >
>> >> > TIA
>> >>
>> >> chunk => datafile
>> >> dbspace ==> tablespace
>> >> rootdbs ==> hmm system tablespace
>> >> extent ==> extent
>> >>
>> >> oh and blob ==> blob
>> >
>> > You forgot:
>> >
>> > dba => dbas :-)
>> > Sweet FA => DBA Studio
>> >
>> > and
>> > tentative, er, marketing => LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, EFFECTIVE MARKET
>> > LEADER **MARKETING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**
>>
>> onmonitor ==> Sweet FA
> 
> Does anyone with more than one month's experience actually use onmonitor?
> (Except to check the logging status of a database - never worked out how
> to do that otherwise ...)

<sigh>

This is what happens when I post when I've been drinking. I meant, of course, to say "onstat", not "onmonitor".

-- 

Warm wishes (or KMA, depending on the tone of my post)
Obnoxio

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  - Coluche
Received on Mon Dec 02 2002 - 11:41:30 CET

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