Thanks for the info Dennis. It just so happens I recently purchased the very book you mentioned a few weeks ago. I know what I will be doing this weekend.
Thanks again! -D- On Thursday 27 March 2003 08:43, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > Dwayne > So you have a single RAID set, or 5 separate devices? You might have a > test database on a single RAID set, but you shouldn't do that in > production. First, multiple control files on separate devices. Redo should > write to a non-RAID device since it continuously writes. Past that it > depends on how much performance this system requires. > Gaja and Kirti explain this nicely in Oracle Performance Tuning 101. > > Dennis Williams > DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:59 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi all, > > I am configuring a system for use with Oracle and am confused on the > concepts > of RAID and OFA, specifically how they work together. > > I inherited a system that is a RAID 5 utilizing 5 disks. Oracle8i (8.1.7) > is > currently running on it. The database is setup on one disk (data files, > control files, redo logs, etc.). > > I understand that striping spreads the info out across all the disks. That > being true, is it necessary to put the redo logs, rollback segments, etc on > sepaparte disks ala OFA? > > Since the database is not in production yet, I have time to make these > changes > (not to mention we are planning to redo the setup with Red Hat Advanced > Server and upgrade to Oracle9i). > > Thanks in advance for your help. Feel free to point me to additional > reading > materials that will clarify this for me. > > Dwayne -- Dwayne Cox Corporate Database Administrator Info Tech, Inc. 5700 SW 34th Street, Suite 1235 Gainesville, FL 32608 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 352.381.4521 fax: 352.381.4444 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Dwayne Cox INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).