Re: A question on Databases

Kuli

You might get a little performance improvement, but I would worry more
about security (safety) of the database, then about performance impact of
different database configurations. Therefore I would use a different
physical disk to keep a mirror copy of the database.

Rather safe then ........ fast

Regards
     Geetam


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> Date:    Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:43:40 +0100
> From:    "Toora, Kuli" <kulbinder.toora AT MEB.CO DOT UK>
> Subject: A question on Databases.
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> Hello,
>
> I have a question on databases and the defining of database volumes in
the
> os390 environment.
>
> - is it better to define several small database volumes on different
> physical DASD(disk) volumes rather than one big database volume on one
DASD
> volume?.
> I would have thought that spreading the database volumes across different
> physial DASD volumes would be better. Does any one have any input on
this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kuli.
>
> Kulbinder Toora
> 01384 296191 x3498
> e-mail - Kulbinder.toora AT meb.co DOT uk
> Midlands Electricity




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