Re: Disk Layout and mirroring in 7.x

Posted in 1998

Volker Fraenkle — Sun, 11 Jan 1998 11:46:27 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Am 07.01.98, 23:20:10, schrieb "Erik A. Widholm" <ewidholm@moody.edu>=20= zum Thema Disk Layout and mirroring in 7.x: > We are currently installing a new 4-way K570 (HP) and will be moving=20= our > database to it. My question is about mirroring: >=20 > I have 5 Fast/Wide SCSI channels, 1 w/ 16GB (4 drives) and 4 w/ 32GB=20= (8 > drives). Our database currently takes about 14 GB. With the OS=20 (HP-UX > 10.20 using NFS), what is the recommended way to first separate the > database and OS (minimum of 9 dbspaces, 3 of which are hugely used)=20= over > the chanels? >=20 Sorry, but I am not so firm in HP. > Also, and more importantly: is it better to use the OS's disk=20 mirroring > or Informix's own? >=20 If I followed the discussion 'OS or INFORMIX mirroring, what ist the=20= better way?' correctly, then your only way is to use=20 INFORMIX-Mirroring on HP (if you want to work with raw devices). If you are interested in, I will send you the whole discussion about=20= this topic. Please email to vfraenkle@earthling.net Greetings Volker --=20 Volker Fr=E4nkle eMail: VFraenkle@earthling.net Liebenzeller Stra=DFe 3/2 Phone: (49)-(0)7234/98 02 73=20 D-75242 Neuhausen Fax: (49)-(0)7234/98 02 75