From: "Storey, Robert (DCSO)" <RStorey@DCSO.nashville.org>
To: Oracle L <oracle-l@freelists.org>
Subject: Raid settings
Thread-Topic: Raid settings
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 19:23:48 +0000
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When configuring raids, what seems to be the consensus on doing Read Ahead?=
  By normal practice I always ask for the raid holding the database to be W=
rite Through, but I've never really looked at the Read Ahead.

Any thoughts or good/bad reasons for setting this on/off?

Just curious.

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">When configuring raids, what seems to be the consens=
us on doing Read Ahead?&nbsp; By normal practice I always ask for the raid =
holding the database to be Write Through, but I&#8217;ve never really looke=
d at the Read Ahead.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Any thoughts or good/bad reasons for setting this on=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Just curious.<o:p></o:p></p>
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