Try reading on RAID1+0, though it's a bit expensive in implementation but its great on READ & WRITE..
Basing on the current stable version there is no built in table partitioning.. you can do it in an application level.. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Vinar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:17 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Red Hat EL and Datbase Setup Hi, I am looking for a little advice in setting up Red Hat and MySQL for a large database (at least I consider it to be large). My database will contain 2 large tables that are updated daily. The first table currenly has 19 million records and ~70 columns largely made up of varchar(20), char(5) and integers. It has a natural primary key and a composite index on 3 of the character columns. The second table currently has 400 million records and ~30 columns again made up of varchar(20), char(5) and integers. This table's primary key is defined using 2 columns and also has a composite index on the same 3 columns as the first table. Lastly, I will frequently join the two tables in my queries. My system has 4gb ram, 500 gb hard drive (result of a RAID 5 configuration) and 2 dual core Intel 64 bit procs. I have chosen to use Red Hat EL5. Here are the questions I have to help optimize the performance: * Should I continue with the RAID 5? I am not too concerned of recovery. I am more concerned about I/O performance. * Is there a hard drive partition scheme that would help the performance (separate the large db schema /var/lib/mysql/schema_name)? * Should I partition the tables? There is a natural partition for the 400m table by date; there is not a natural partition for the other. Should I make one up? * Are there specific additions to the /etc/my.cnf that I should add to maximize the systems capabilities? * Please let me know of other things I should consider. Thanks in advance, Jason -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain sensitive and private proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. FXDirectDealer, LLC reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them. Unless otherwise stated, any pricing information given in this message is indicative only, is subject to change and does not constitute an offer to deal at any price quoted. Any reference to the terms of executed transactions should be treated as preliminary only and subject to our formal confirmation. FXDirectDealer, LLC is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
