Wednesday, July 4, 2012

RAID type for usage Oracle Database



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RAID    Type of RAID        Control         Database          Redo Log         Archive
                                               File                File                     File            log File
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   0          Striping                   Avoid*           OK*                 Avoid*          Avoid* 
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   1        Shadowing                 OK               OK                   Reco              Reco
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0+1    Striping +Shadowing     OK            Reco $               OK               Avoid    
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    3     Striping with                 OK            Avoid &           Avoid             Avoid
           Static Parity                                                                                         
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    5     Striping with                OK           Avoid &           Avoid              Avoid
         Rotating Parity                     
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*  -  RAID 0 does not provide any protection against failures. It requires a strong backup strategy.


$ -   RAID 0+1 is recommended for database files because this avoids hot spots and gives  the best possible        performance during a disk failure.  The disadvantage of RAID 0+1 is that it is a costly configuration.


& - When heavy write operation involves this datafile


Reco -  Recommended

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