Re: Compaq tell me I cannot use hardware raid and raw disks with informix

"Stephen Gill" <sn90@dial.pipex.com> wrote: >I'm told me tech support at compaq that I cannot setup a hardware raid >configuration ie logical mirrored disk of say 9 gb, with informix, using >the raw disk device I've set up. They claim that it would corrupt the data. > >I'm using a Compaq 7000 with Smart 2DH Controller and 4 9.1GB disks >mirrored using smartstart. > My site uses a proliant 5000 with (4x4GB internal + 6x9GB external) -> raid 5, sco 5.04c, ods 7.2x. The age of the raid setup is 15 months. I haven't noticed any show stoppers. ---------------------------- Weight is the result of friction between mass & gravity. My *real* .sig awaits future display technology (sent with Agent 1.5/32)