Abstract
The purpose of the study was to test the assertion that VERITAS Quick I/O
file systems perform comparably to raw volumes, while providing greater
flexibility and ease of administration.
A series of experiments was performed, driven by a simulator modeled after a
large production online transaction processing (OLTP) database application.
Collected performance data was analyzed for both raw volumes and
VERITAS Quick I/O file systems to identify similarities or significant
variations. Administrative differences between using raw volumes and
VERITAS Quick I/O file systems were examined, and Best Practice
recommendations were studied.
Audience
Database Administrators and System Administrators using Oracle 8.0.4 on
Solaris 2.5.1 or higher.
Disclaimer
This paper is educational by nature; any concepts or techniques discussed
herein should be thoroughly tested prior to implementation. The authors
assume no liability whatsoever for any implementation of the material
discussed herein.
