Re: Oracle file managerCLOSE

In article <FDaZRB1w165w_at_netlink.cts.com>, tumidity_at_netlink.cts.com (Joel Garry) writes:
|> sstephen_at_us.oracle.com writes:
|> >
|> > The database is stored in a set of UNIX files. When you issue "create
|> > database", it does a "creat" system call to create unix files in the
|> > $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory. If ORACLE created it's own file structure, you

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|> > of these indexes are.
|> >
|> > Scott Stephens -- representing my own rantings.
|>
|> I seem to recall reading that you can mount the oracle database "raw"
|> on a unix system, and it would run faster. Anybody have any actual
|> experience with this? And is it in ORACLE7?
|>

Yes, I used to have an instance using raw files until someone configured swap space on top of it! I restored it on normal UNIX filespace and didn't notice any difference, although it is hardly a critical application.

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