RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Eric D. Pierce
2000 --> Windows XP Professional > > Windows95 --> Windows 98 --> WndowsME --> Windows XP > > As far as I know. ... > -Original Message- > From: Kimberly Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:12 P

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
March 13, 2001 1:27 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d Windows NT --> Windows2000 --> Windows XP Professional Windows95 --> Windows 98 --> WndowsME --> Windo

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Original Message- From: Kimberly Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:12 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Kimberly Smith
Windows NT is being replaced by Windows 2000 not Windows XP. Windows XP is replacing Windows 98. What you learn regarding NT is still relevant for 2000 as it built on the same technology. -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 4:35 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L o

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Mohan, Ross
Title: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d Eric, you are a scholar and a gentleman, thanks for your response. Thanks for the final clarifications. I agree the tape/delete/rewrite scenario is extreme as far as defragging, i've seen just great performanc

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Mohan, Ross
Title: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on di EP, *excellent* post. Most useful! Thanks. All I can add is that O&O Defrag does an MFT defragmentation, too! (Isn't that cool?) Ross -Original Message- From: Eric D. Pierce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Se

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d isk

2001-03-13 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
Thanks Eric. This is the kind of information I would have liked to see in the Mark Minasi Mastering Windows NT book by Sybex, for example. We know where the dialog boxes and the buttons are, why hasn't anyone published info on how to configure NT properly. Armed with that info, someone could th

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-13 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
FYI someone mentioned RAW volumes, I tested this last year. There was NO performance improvement between NTFS and RAW, I suspect it's because this little test "server" here has IDE drives and the controller is a bottleneck. It seems RAW would reduce the likelihood of fragmentation, if it doesn'

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-12 Thread Mohan, Ross
--Original Message-From: Kevin Kostyszyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 4:56 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d I don't know Ross, I didn't want to dig to deep into i

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-12 Thread Eric D. Pierce
On 12 Mar 2001, at 13:17, Mohan, Ross scribbled with alacrity and cogency: Date sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:17:18 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I don't see the logic in the last post: "You can't have fast and best." Dude, t

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-12 Thread Kevin Kostyszyn
ect: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d EP, I don't see the logic in the last post: "You can't have fast and best." First, he doesn't define terms. "Fast"?  Is that peak I/O? Streaming I/O? Single block rea

RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-12 Thread Mohan, Ross
Title: RE: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on di EP, I don't see the logic in the last post: "You can't have fast and best." First, he doesn't define terms. "Fast"?  Is that peak I/O? Streaming I/O? Single block read? Seek time? Write time? Come on, trying to red

RE: (Fwd) RE: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-12 Thread Mark Leith
I have to agree with Ross on this one, O&O Defrag is "The Man" when it comes to defrag tools for NT/2000. i think the site is more : www.oosoft.de and the link to the product: http://www.oosoft.de/english/loader.html?/english/products/ood2000pro/ood200 0pro.html (god I feel like Ep now:) I've

RE: (Fwd) RE: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on d

2001-03-09 Thread Mohan, Ross
Title: RE: (Fwd) RE: (Fwd/Oracle) Does NT write to random locations on di  IMHO, the disk toolsuite that is unbeatable is by O&O Defrag. something like oodefrag.com i have been using this to great effect for years. and they have some truly and really neat optimization utilities..