Re: Linux File system and Oracle setup

andkovacs_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> Very wise advise Daniel. You must be a good teacher.
> Our focus is I/O and we would like to get a better performance out of
> our Linux box.
>

Raw on Linux; RAID5 is nonsense, SAME if you can afford it. Enable async IO (requires 2.6 kernel, or patched 2.4). Rebuild kernel to bare minimum (only include what you ever use), boot, or switch to mode 3 (init 3).

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel