I've heard that MySQL 4.x can use raw devices on Linux, I'm curious to learn more. Are some speed tests available? Where I can find documentation?
I can realize InnoDB tablespaces can benefit from bypassing the filesystem overhead, but one of MySQL advantages is it's based on files you can move/backup easily: is this also the case with raw devices? I mean, how can you backup a tablespace live if you can't use mysqlhotcopy? You have to switch mysqld off and use dd, or you have to use mysqldump to dump the database, otherwise you loose data integrity I guess. Does someone thought a solution? Is this feature Linux only, or FreeBSD also? Thank you, -- Gianluca Sordiglioni DB Manager vox2web srl - gruppo OmniaNetwork spa phone: +39 02 45054533 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
