Re: Raw Devices

Alexander Lyakhovetsky wrote:
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> We are thinking about moving our database to raw devices. What are pros
> and cons of this especially in regard to recovery issues? Comments,
> white papers, ideas? Our environment: AIX 4.1.4 Oracle Financials 22GIG.

   We considered this option at our installation sometimes. The main goal was a better performance. Unfortunately, we found that maintain our database in a environment with changes could be a problem if your DBA has not a solid backuground in UNIX and Oracle.

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