Re: Sun's lethargy

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Richard Welty wrote:
> OpenBSD isn't really database oriented at the present time, from what i can
> see, so in that context things that DBAs want like n processor SMP and
> journaling file systems don't seem to be up there on the priority list.
> this is fine, i just don't recommend OpenBSD solutions for serious database
> problems. it's not what OpenBSD is for.

Why would a DBA want the extra overhead of a filesystem and a journaling 
one for that case instead of using raw devices, when RDBMS already have 
their own logs?
> richard
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> Richard Welty                                         rwelty_(_at_)_averillpark_(_dot_)_net
> Averill Park Networking                                         518-573-7592
>               Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security


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