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Re: db_block_size

From: Jim Leavitt <jimll_at_halcyon.com>
Date: 1997/11/05
Message-ID: <63qi6m$mtr$1@brokaw.wa.com>#1/1

You might also consider the transaction mode of your database. Generally, data warehousing benefits from larger block sizes, OLTP from smaller. Even for OLTP, I'd stay with the 8K block. I've heard of larger block sizes being used with data warehouses however.

Jim Leavitt Received on Wed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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