RE: Informix and EMC

Posted in 1999

Scott Huppert — Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:42:05 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Be careful of EMC reps telling you that data placement on the EMC doesn't matter. It *does* matter and random placement of dbspaces on the EMC will likely result in hotspots. We learned this the hard way when we laid out our spaces the first time. -Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Neil Truby > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:05 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Informix and EMC > > > IMHO the cache on the disk arrays makes it so fast that, for many > applications with moderately-sized databases and I/O demands, > it's not even > worth the bother of trying to do anything special in configuration. > > I wouldn't mind betting that there'll be some dissent from this > view though! > > Oh, and depending on your UC level, don't try to use kaio. > > Neil > > agrantha@my-deja.com wrote in message <8338hu$djv$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > >Can anybody tell me or point me in the right direction to information on > >how to best configure an Informix instance ( 7.24 ) on HPUX 10.20 using > >EMC disk arrays ? > > > >Regards > > > >Andy Grantham. > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy. > > >