Re: Mirroring: Informix or AIX 4.1.5

Posted in 1997

Neil Truby — Tue, 15 Apr 1997 21:43:03 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

drew wrote: > > We want to implement mirroring on an RS/6000 J40. Should we let Informix > mirror the drives or AIX 4.1.5? > > We are currently using Informix 7.12 and are writing to a raw partition > through the LVM. Since it is going through the LVM, the OS should > theoretically be able to mirror it. > > The quesiton is: Which is overall faster and or better? > > Drew DeGraff To give an answer in the abstract, let the operating system do it. I've never seen anyone give a compelling reason for using Informix rather than hardware or operating system mirroring. I look forward to being corrected! Neil Truby Chase Manhattan Bank Bournemouth