RE: db file parallel write

Or better yet, go get the WAFL whitepapers from their web site. It's very interesting reading if file system design turns you on. :)

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Rich Holland        (913) 645-1950        SAP Technical Consultant
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> -----Original Message-----

> From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On

> Behalf Of Jared Still

> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:39 AM

> To: Oracle-L Freelists

> Subject: Re: db file parallel write

> 

> Well, I'm not a NetApp expert, but I do know that writes are

> done to new blocks if possible.

> 

> When space is at a premium the NetApp must go looking for

> space that can be cleaned up and reused, and spends its

> time WAFLing about in the inode tables determining where

> it can write.

> 

> There are some folks here that are more NetApp conversant than I,

> and may chime in here on how to detect and correct this situation.

> 

> Jared



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