Re: NT & Parallel Server

From: Martin Hepworth <maxsec_at_totalise.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:17:10 +0100
Message-ID: <37F346B6.738857D6@totalise.co.uk>

Sebas wrote:
>
> I want to create the RAW partitions to install *i with parallel server, on
> NT 4.
> Instructions are to create:
> 6 RAW partitions for data files.
> 1 " " " Oracle 8i Intermedia ( if used)
> 2 " " " for control files
> 2 " " " for redo log files.
> That brings the total to 11 partitions.
> Instruction 1 : "Go into the disk Administrator in Administrative Tools.
> Instruction 2: "Go to partition and selact Create Primary Partition. Create
> the partition equal to the size of the file + 1MB and Click OK.
> This is all nice.
>
> However, NT 4 only lets me create 4 Primary Partitions on the disk. How did
> you guys worked around this?
> Thanks. mailto:sebas_at_mt.fiberone.net

HI
Put the data and redos on seperate disks - the only reason for having raw partitions is for performance, if you have everything on one disk you're negating this, filesystem or not.

Martin Received on Thu Sep 30 1999 - 06:17:10 CDT