Recommended Drive Configurations for Systems with Multiple Users
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The recommended disk size for:
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Drive D includes enough space for database reorganisations.
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Drive F includes enough space for two backups.
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Configure the database (D) and journal (E) drives for a relatively high IO throughput.
We recommend RAID10 as the appropriate RAID level for these two drives.
Don't use RAID 5.
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For business-critical applications, the journal volume must be mirrored.
Ideally it should be duplexed – have a dual controller.
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You can improve disk performance by distributing these drives across a larger number of disk spindles.