Re: Tuning Online ?

Posted in 1994

Clive Eisen — Sat, 15 Jan 1994 21:12:52 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <1994Jan15.162247.5865@xact.demon.co.uk> ptm@xact.demon.co.uk writes: > ado@ibg1.gtn.com (Christoph Adomeit) writes: > <STUFF DELETED> > : > : Would it make sense to install 1 more SCSI Hard-Disk for the DBTEMP > : Directory and the Informix stuff ? In the Moment thats on the same drive as > : the database. > We were in a similar situation... the following approach has helped us alot: > Performance can be greatly improved by spreading the database across many > hard disks. We installed a UPS for the server which now has two caching > controllers (hence the UPS!) accessing our datbase over 6 devices... > it runs ALOT faster now :-) One day I'll teach Paul to count.:-) It's seven disks now Paul. But seriously he's quite correct. It has made an large difference to online, especialy reducing the time taken to checkpoint. > -- > Paul Mahoney, X-Act Solutions Limited > smail: Owlsmead, Meads Road, Little Common, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 > 4SY > email: ptm@xact.demon.co.uk ... pmahoney@cix.compulink.co.uk > phone: +44 424 846368 > -- Clive Eisen Email ceisen@deepthwt.demon.co.uk Clive Eisen Computing Phone (+44) 71 281 1414