Re: File Systems vs. Raw Devices
From: Barry Roomberg <barry.roomberg_at_compudata.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 94 09:03:00 -0500
Message-ID: <12a.2266.905.0N3E1F88_at_compudata.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 94 09:03:00 -0500
Message-ID: <12a.2266.905.0N3E1F88_at_compudata.com>
-> Raw devices are a complete bitch to recover as well. 'dd' rules the
-> roost here. If you're planning on shunting databases from machine to
-> machine they're not a wise idea.
Com'n. I DD across networked machines to copy databases constantly. No problems, and great performance.
-> If you're planning to use raw devices on a disk, partition a must be
-> 1 block in size only. ORACLE needs this. I learned this from bitter
-> experience.....
Please explain. "1 block in size only" ??? Huh? Received on Fri May 27 1994 - 16:03:00 CEST