Re: Oracle Raw Partitions

Hi ,
There will be no performance improvement . There will be performance degradation. When you use raw partion ,Oracle writes to the device directly. If you use file system , it is beffered. The advantage is , when power fails , you are sure the data is in the disk. Raw partition only provides better recoverabilty.

Backup is a real pain. You have to use dd ( dump ) . You cannot use file system level copying.

Raw partition is not worth trying...

regards
anbu

1. Gordon <aog_at_capgroup.com> wrote in article <35e46366.14946541_at_news>...
   > Has anyone had experience with Oracle raw partitions? If so, I'd
   > appreciate any reactions to them. In particular, I'd like to know:
   >
   > 1. Do they provide any performance gain over file systems?
   >
   > 2. Are they really harder to manage?
   >
   > I've read some literature already; however,
   > personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!
   >