FreeLists / oracle-l / RE: How many of you use S.A.M.E?

["Allen, Brandon" <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure about the Meta Devices, but I don't think we use them.  I've
never heard the term before and I don't have any direct visibility into
the storage systems, but I do get input into what type of RAID I want
(always RAID10 if I have a choice), how many spindles, etc. so it sounds
like we have more control than what you get with the Meta Device
configuration.  I don't know about using the outer sectors either.  I
think some (most?) systems will start at the outer edge automatically
and fill inwards, so you will get that effect by default if you just
don't use all your space, but I'm not sure on that either.  I'm sure
there are ways to partition the drives so that you only use a certain
portion, but I'm not familiar with the procedure or utilities for doing
so.  There are some hardware guys on this list that could answer these
questions much better than I.
 
Regards,
Brandon
 

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