Re: Expanded chunk capacity mode in 9.40
Posted in 2004
Andrew Hamm — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix
Neil Truby wrote: > > No really negative exepriences, over multiple sites. Some suspicion > [SNIP] > Positives? Well, there's no doubt that the administration is simpler > [SNIP] Thanks - I'm feeling warmer and fuzzier, especially as this will be a bust server just like yours. > I'm in a moinority of about one - I don't see the large chunks as a > feature that's going to fundamentally change my life. Good call - it's going to be one of them set-and-forgetters. I'm actually expecting it to be better for load balancing. I don't like too many chunks on one spindle, but some of the tables are freaking huge and need a split if they are stuck in 2Gb. Not having to care about that anymore will make the maths easier.