Re: How i can create a RAW disk device in Windows NT 4.0?

In article <3635C3CE.587D3EB2@mindspring.com>, Tim Schaefer <tschaefe@mindspring.com> writes >I wouldn't recommend it, and it has been discouraged by many. > >Your performance doesn't increase on NT with raw partitions, >and you increase your risk with an operating system that doesn't >have much technical support in this area. Who will you call >to get things fixed if you have problems? Microsoft? They >support SQL-Server raw partitions, but do they support Informix? > They support the OS, Informix or SQL/Server, they are just another application. >If your data is important, stick with the cooked file approach. >You can make easy backups of the dbspaces, and recovery is a >lot easier. ?? Backup using OS tools will NOT give you a consistent database. You need to use ontape/onbar. > >If performance matters with NT, it will hit a wall, no matter how >much hardware you throw at it, and I'm talking multi-CPU, etc. If >you want speed, reliability, simplicity, and lower risk, switch to >UNIX. And in the case of newer operating systems you'll be able to >use IDS on Linux very soon. > >For NT, simple is best. Stick to cooked files, accept the fact >that NT is a pooch, and think about a different OS for a server. > >:-) > >Thanks, > >Tim > >"Luis A. Gallego Fern'ndez" wrote: >> >> Dear friends: >> >> I'm a recent Informix user, i have installed Informix Dynamic Server >> in a Windows NT 4.0 system, but i don't know how i can create a raw >> device in this SO. >> >> Somebody Knows how i can do that? Please e-mail me. >> >> Greetings. > -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care