Re: Reader Utility....

Posted in 1997

MIS Dept — Thu, 06 Nov 1997 18:38:23 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Mark D. Stock wrote: > > MS CARLEEN C AVANT wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I am looking for information regarding the utility called "reader". We > > are > > in the process of a migration from Informix 5.x to 7.x (also migrating > > to a > > new hardware platform). We are basically doing a complete redesign. > > Our > > hardware consists of a Sun Enterprise 4000 utilizing MultiPack storage > > capability and volume manager. We are currently trying to decide the > > "optimum" disk layout. We read that "reader is a scientific method for > > optimizing disk layout". We are curious regarding anyone's > > knowledge/experience regarding this utility and the accuracy of it's > > results when all disk access will be going through a volume manager. > > That's a VERY big description for such a simple utility, but you can > learn all about it and many other utilities AND walk away with the > source code if you attend the "OnLine DSA Performance Tuning" course. > Must be the newer classes . . . I don't remember it. John Carlson WH Smith