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What is a Block Device?

From: Chakravarthy KM Nalamotu <kittu_at_uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu>
Date: 17 Dec 1999 19:06:18 GMT
Message-ID: <83e1ja$au0$1@news.hawaii.edu> 





Hello Oracle Users,


According to Oracle8 tuning manual a block device gives
better performance than a raw device and a UNIX file
system when large block sizes are used.
I know what a raw device is and what a UNIX file system is.
What is a Block Device? How does it work? Does it have
maintenance difficulties similar to raw device?
Thank you for your responses.


  Kittu.

Received on Fri Dec 17 1999 - 13:06:18 CST












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