Abstract The purpose of the study was to test the assertion that Symantec 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 Symantec Quick I/O file systems to identify similarities or significant variations. Administrative differences between using raw volumes and Symantec 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.......
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