Re: FW: Need Your Inputs : DBA - ATG

Posted in 1998

Art S. Kagel — Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:00:32 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Thalavoipuram, Kalyan wrote: > > Informix DBA's need your help. > > System: sparc SUNW, Ultra -2 box. > > OS : Solaris 2.5.1 > > Database Ver: Informix Online 7.20.UC2 > > Quick summarry .. > > Had a disk / subdisk failure on RAID. There was a specified hot spare > > disk . We got two mails from [SNIP] > > Any other inputs will be appreciated. If you need any other information > > please let me know and I can > send that too. Sounds like you did everything that you could. The only problem is using RAID5 in the first place. RAID5 and databases DO NOT MIX. I'm going to keep saying that to everyone who will listen. Use RAID3 or better, but more expensive, RAID10. Art S. Kagel