Answer:
The book was refereing to the Oracle block size not the DU block size. I
guess I was just confused.
My original question:
> We are going to be installing Oracle 7.3 on a new Alpha 2100. It
>is running hardware RAID on it too. My question in installing Oracle is
>this: In the Reference Addendum booklet with Oracle, in the Tuning
>section it talks about setting Oracle block sizes. It says, "On DU,
Oracle
>has a default block size of 2KB and a max block size of 32KB. The optimal
>block size on DU is typically 2KB but varies with the applications."
>
> Is this just talking about Oracle block sizes or about the
>filesystem block sizes (bsize) listed in the disklabel of the disk? Is
>there anything I have to do with the filesystem disklabel if it is going
>to be Oracle database?
>
> Currently, I am using the default SWXCR filesystem bsizes and
>haven't done anything to the disklabel.
>
> Thanks in advance for any opinions.
Thanks to:
"Callahan, Drake" <CallahanD_at_Connext.com>
alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com
"Robert L. McMillin" <rlm_at_syseca-us.com>
Thanks
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Karen Thomas
Connecticut State University System Office
Information System
THOMASK_at_CTSTATEU.EDU
PHONE: (860) 493-0118
Received on Mon Mar 10 1997 - 18:07:11 NZDT