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NotaDBA
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Registered: July 2005
Location: Richmond, VA
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Could someone please tell me why would i need to place user index files on separate disks?

TIA
NotADBA
Re: index files [message #127218 is a reply to message #127212] Sun, 10 July 2005 02:47 Go to previous message
girish.rohini
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Registered: April 2005
Location: Delhi (India)
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HI

User index data too is stored in datafiles & is accessed simultaneously/before alongwith the user data, against which the index has been created. This may lead to low disk I/O, thats why its preferred that both are kept on separate disks, if disks are available.

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Girish
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