Flash Storage

Posted in 2012

Topics: Storage & Space Management, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues

Informix DBA — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:12:06 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, We are running Informix 11.50.FC6 on UNIX Solaris 10. Our sys-admins are exploring using Flash memory array storage for the Informix OLTP system raw chunk data storage. They are considering Flash Array options like Violin. Does anyone have any experience with using informix and flash memory for storage on an OLTP system? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Dave in4mixdba@gmail.com --20cf303b430b86c33904c4901bac

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Art Kagel — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:45:03 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

ADTC tested Flash drives last year for OLTP. This is testing only. They are VERY FAST, not news, and Informix works just fine with them. I still have concerns about lifespan, but at this point it is about the same as most disk drives, so that's not a big issue as long as you know to swap them out for replacements every three years or so. See my presentation to the IIUG Conference entitled "Doing Storage Right..." for some other issues that are related. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Informix DBA <in4mixdba@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > We are running Informix 11.50.FC6 on UNIX Solaris 10. Our sys-admins are > exploring using Flash memory array storage for the Informix OLTP system raw > chunk data storage. They are considering Flash Array options like Violin. > Does anyone have any experience with using informix and flash memory for > storage on an OLTP system? > > Any input would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank You, > > Dave > in4mixdba@gmail.com > > --20cf303b430b86c33904c4901bac > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --14dae934056371a41b04c4909138

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Informix DBA — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:30:17 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Art, Thank you for the feedback. I will check your presentation from IIUG for more information. Thank you, Dave On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > ADTC tested Flash drives last year for OLTP. This is testing only. They > are VERY FAST, not news, and Informix works just fine with them. I still > have concerns about lifespan, but at this point it is about the same as > most disk drives, so that's not a big issue as long as you know to swap > them out for replacements every three years or so. See my presentation to > the IIUG Conference entitled "Doing Storage Right..." for some other issues > that are related. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any > other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, > implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of > other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor > those of the entities themselves. > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Informix DBA <in4mixdba@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > We are running Informix 11.50.FC6 on UNIX Solaris 10. Our sys-admins are > > exploring using Flash memory array storage for the Informix OLTP system > raw > > chunk data storage. They are considering Flash Array options like Violin. > > Does anyone have any experience with using informix and flash memory for > > storage on an OLTP system? > > > > Any input would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank You, > > > > Dave > > in4mixdba@gmail.com > > > > --20cf303b430b86c33904c4901bac > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > --14dae934056371a41b04c4909138 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --20cf300fb50332e68804c49133c6