I just got the BigAdmin newsletter from Sun today... interestingly enough it had a link to an article described as:
> Database Performance with NAS: Optimizing Oracle on NFS > This paper discusses the operation of relational databases with network > attached storage (NAS). Management implications and performance > expectations for databases using NAS are presented. The link points to: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/nas/ I read just enough to see if it is relevant. Here is the first part of the summary: > IT departments are increasingly utilizing Network Attached Storage (NAS) > and the Network File System (NFS) to meet the storage needs of mission- > critical relational databases. Reasons for this adoption include improved > storage virtualization, ease of storage deployment, decreased complexity, > and decreased total cost of ownership. This paper directly examines the > performance of databases with NAS. In laboratory tests comparing NFS with > local storage, NFS is shown capable of sustaining the same workload level > as local storage. Under similar workload conditions, NFS does consume an > increased number of CPU cycles; however, the proven benefits of NFS and > NAS outweigh this penalty in most production environments. Matthew Nuzum | ISPs: Make $200 - $5,000 per referral by www.followers.net | recomending Elite CMS to your customers! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.followers.net/isp ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
