A raw device is one that does not have a file system on it. In the windows
world it would be partitioned but not formatted. Thus the entire device is
treated as if it were a single file by Oracle. While you can get better
performance out of a raw device, better IO that is. Raw devices can be more
administration.
Jim
"Thestar Onedallbe" <luckee0909_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Forgive me .. but what is a raw device?
>
> When do we need a raw device?
Received on Thu Aug 23 2001 - 20:36:28 CDT
