Re: LVM vs RAID 1+0

I will go with LVM. I have 9000/T520s, K210s and EMC disk arrays. I use LVM. I can use sam to do whatever I want with full HP and EMC support.

Good luck.

Tony

R. Jennings <rjenning_at_spacestar.com> wrote in article <01bc028a$65e54d40$f7e191ce_at_rjenning>...
> We are in the process of buying 2 new HP's a K410 & K210 (HP-UX 10.10)
> These machines will serve as production database servers running oracle
> 7.3.2.2. My question is should I use LVM to stripe & mirror the drives
 or
> use RAID 1+0 to do the same thing with hardware.
>
> The apps that use these servers will have about a 70/30 read/write
> ratio. They are neither heavy OLTP or DSS. One would house the database
> for PeopleSoft HR, and the other for a moderate activity Forms 4.5 app.
>
> The advantages I see with using hardware are:
>
> > easier for the SA to administer (we are short staffed..)
> > easier to add more disk without manually restriping...
>
> The software advantages might be:
>
> > allows larger stripe width which could improve perf...
> > makes better use of main memory..extra cache not
> required on the controller
>
> The difference in cost is negligible, so if anyone has any strong
 opinions
> either way (horror stories welcome..) I'd like to hear them.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help!
>
> R. Jennings
> rjennings_at_andersencorp.com (please respond here.......)
> technical architect/oracle DBA
>
Received on Sun Jan 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CST