Re: Testing backups ...

Posted in 2004

Richard Kofler — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 06:56:37 GMT — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Richard Kofler wrote: > > chris.staubin@reebok.com wrote: > > > > Dirk, > > > > You should test your backups, however your resources may not permit it on > > the system your concerned with... it's a tough sell to get the disk to > > restore a large DB. > > No longer true. > Last prices seen here for 4 TB FIBRE to SATA RAID, 3HE 19" > (gives me approx 1.9 TB when configured as RAID 10) > was less than 17K USD + VAT. > > I can read 6500 2KB pages per second (sustained) & > write 3350 2KB pages per second, which is not bad for > this small amount of $$$. Machine is a 4 CPU / 8 GB > domain in a SunFire12K, running Solaris7 and IDS 9.40.UC3W1. > Sorry, figures are wrong. It was a longish day ... diskreads / sec 65,000 diskwrites/ sec 33,500 bonnie++ reports sequwntial read 137,000 KB / sec sequential write 69,000 KB / sec random seeks 490 / sec -- Richard Kofler SOLID STATE EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH Vienna/Austria/Europe