From lembark@wrkhors.com Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:12:25 -0800 From: lembark@wrkhors.com Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:12:25 -0800 Subject: Re: Strip Sizes Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain -- Todd Carlson on 12/12/01 08:50:26 -0800 > I have a box (HP) with three controllers, not including the OS, with 3 > 18 gig disks each. The app is for testing our product's load times in an > insert intensive environment. With RAID 0, what OS block and stripe size > should I use with an 8k Oracle Block size? > > I have been reading Oracle Performance Tuning 101, but before I > implement anything I want the opinion of the list. If you can make the stripe == system i/o page (variable on HP) then you'll get the best throughput. If Oracle is stuck with 8K page I/O then use an 8k stripe (e.g., 4 PV's at 2K each). -- Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647 +1 800 762 1582 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: lembark@wrkhors.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).