Re: NT & Parallel Server

Martin

OPS on NT requires raw partitions, so it's not just a performance thing. When you use OPS, you need to be able to share files between users. NT and Unix can't understand this concept with file systems, only with raw devices. VMS can understand it, so it doesn't need raw devices for OPS.

HTH. Pete

Martin Hepworth wrote:

> 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 - 11:27:27 CDT