Re: Urgent!! Question about add chunk

Posted in 1998

Guy Molinari — Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:58:57 -0800 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

The issue is performance. If you use the block special device, any I/O performed on that chunk will be buffered at the O/S level. Also you may run into recovery problems if you lose power..... Mike Ng wrote in message <367b1d75.0@news1.ibm.net>... >Hi all, > >I have the question about add chunk. I accustom add chunk using the block >special device. But refer to document from INFORMIX, they suggest using the >character special devices. Is there any side effect I keep to use the block >special file for chunks adding or they have no difference? Anyone can help >me. > >Thank you very much. > >Regards, >Mike Ng > >