Re: Disk Bottleneck on HP-9000 and Informix 5.07

This is a multipart message in MIME format --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Shaun Mumford wrote: >=20 > We have an HP-9000 K260 2 way, with the database on 4 2gb FWD disks off=20 > a single controller in a High Availability Chasis=2E >=20 > 2 of the disks are showing at 100% utilization most of the time, with=20 > the other 2 at 20%=2E >=20 > We are using raw disk space, so can not use disk striping to try and > balance the load=2E We are thinking about creating more than one dbspace=20 > and attempting to load the main tables in a more balanced way=2E I presume from this that you're not using LVM to define your raw=20 partitions=2E If you were, you could define LV's that striped across=20 disks=2E >=20 > The database is about 6GB in size=2E=20 >=20 > Any suggestions for either monitoring the system to narrow down the > specific problem areas, or for general tuning=2E We have Standard Informi= x=20 > 5 utilities and HP Glance=2E >=20 Davin ********************************************************************** DST International Tel:+44 181 390 5000 www=2Edstinternational=2Eco=2Eu= k=20 This message and any attachments to it is intended only for the=20 individual or company to which it is addressed and may contain=20 information which is privileged, confidential or prohibited from=20 disclosure or unauthorised use=2E If the recipient of this=20 transmission is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent=20 responsible for delivering such materials to the intended recipient,=20 you are hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction,=20 dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or=20 publication of this e-mail message or its attachments other than by=20 its intended recipient is strictly prohibited by the sender=2E =20 If you have received it in error, please notify us immediately by=20 telephone on the number above and destroy the message and all copies=20 in your possession=2E ********************************************************************** --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary--