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Data and Technology

Posted on September 8th, 2006

Written by cliff

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checksum, computer, database, database performance, dba, disk, disk speed, hardware raid, mysql, old thinking, oracle, parity, performance, raid, raid 1, raid 10, raid 5, raid array, raid controller, raid types, raid volumes, software raid, storage

Why Modern RAID 5 is Ideal for Oracle Databases

There is a convention of thought amongst Oracle DBA’s that databases should never be installed on disks that are configured into a RAID 5 array. The argument goes, that since Oracle accesses and writes to random points within relatively large files, the overhead of constantly calculating block-level parity on these files is substantial, resulting in [...]
Data and Technology

Posted on September 21st, 2005

Written by cliff

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big admin, cliff pearson, dell, dell servers, disk, drivers, firmware, hardware raid, information technology, mylex, raid, raid controller, server, servers, solaris, solaris 10, solaris 9, storage, sun, sun microsystems, system administration, technology, x86 solaris

Solaris X86 Compatible RAID Controller

Every time I have to spec a solution using Solaris, I always have to answer a bunch of questions in meetings about why Sun is so costly compared to Dell servers. Usually the reason for the higher price is not the servers (especially with X86 sun), but rather the storage. Since Sun does not offer [...]