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Lee,
I think the consensus is to use Raid 0+1. Our sysadmin claims that our = disk cache is so large, that it doesn't really matter that we are using = Raid 5 (we are on Tru64 4.0d). I really don't have the hardware expertise = or the time to prove otherwise. I wouldn't mind hearing some comments on = that statement from other folks on the list as they reply to your = question. I am able to flood the cache during sqlloader runs, but other = that that, he seems to be correct.
Jay Hostetter
Oracle DBA
D. & E. Communications
Ephrata, PA USA
>>> lerobe - Lee Robertson <LEROBE_at_acxiom.co.uk> 10/27/00 08:30AM >>>
All,
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I have seen various threads on the subject of Oracle and Raid but don't =
have
any messages stored on the subject so forgive me for the repetition =
factor.
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Can someone provide a list of do's/don'ts, advantages/disadvantages of =
using
various raid levels with Oracle (in this case 8) on a TRU64 4.0 platform.
Database will be approx. 4Tb in size/
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