I can neither confirm nor deny those allegations, Sentor. But perhaps = this will help you find the Truth: http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?ad= mit=3D716493758+1094743080363+28353475&threadId=3D26049 http://ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products/Database_Edition_for_= Oracle/dbed_212_dbag_240500.pdf http://ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products/FileSystem_UNIX/25195= 8.pdf GL, Rich May Lord Football have mercy on your soul, now that he has once again = ascended to his rightful place upon the Autumnal Throne. I am ready for = some football! -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:30 AM Subject: HP-UX 11i , VxFS, direct I/O I'm heard through the word of mouth that HP-UX 11i supports direct I/O against VxFS file=20 system. Does anyone have an URL on which I could find an explicit confirmation or denial of such statement?=20 =20 -- Mladen Gogala -- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To search the archives - //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/