Re: Using slice zero of a disk for an Informix raw slice

Posted in 1997

David Williams — Sun, 2 Mar 1997 02:21:50 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <33179321.2B68@netcomuk.co.uk>, Neil Truby <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> writes >We all know that, when using slice zero of a disk for a raw slice on >some operating systems, to skip the first cylinder(s), to which the >operating system writes the disk's VTOC. (Some of us found out the hard >way!). > >Does anyone have a view on how many cylinders to skip? Is one adequate? > >My question relates particularly to Solaris 2.4/2.5. > >Thanks > >Neil Truby >Chase Manhattan Bank >Bournemouth, UK Informix Tech Support in the UK quoted me 4K for Solaris 2.4 and 8K for Solaris 2.5 PS If you want any help I have installed Online 5.0 on Solaris and Online Workgroup Server 7.20.UC1 on Solaris 2.5 recently. -- David Williams