Folks For a Big Benchmark should SAME (Stripe Across ALL Disks) setup of a "DS8300" storage box be considered or NOT? Storage has 47 LUNs Each LUN has 8 Disks (Hardware RAID 1+0) Qs. Should the 2nd Level of Striping be Done across ALL of the 47 LUNs (SAME) or some Optimal Num of LUNs? Database will be spread out across these underlying 47 LUNs. O.S. IBM AIX 5.3 Oracle 10.2 NOTE 2 Natures of Transactions i.e. OLTP & Batch will be benchmarked in separate / independent Runs Application - Banking Will provide any info needed Thanks indeed Vivek **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***