Re: Raw device use-- opinions?

My opinion:

Weigh the tradeoff between the performance gain realized with raw devices and
the difficulties involved in the initial setup, maintenance, monitoring, and backuprecovery
 of the same. Keep future endeavors in mind as well: for instance,
OPS requires raw devices.

I suggest that the filesystem should be avoided in all but the most difficult ( in terms
of that mentioned above ) environments.

Kevin

Carmen Iannacone <carmen_at_pniltd.com> wrote in article <32A75625.237C_at_pniltd.com>...
> I have read and heard different views on the use
> of raw device I/O. I was wondering if there was
> a summary of DBA's positions on it.
>
> Any opinions?
>
> -Carmen
> (carmen_at_pniltd.com)
>
Received on Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00:00 CST