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E20-526 · Question #10

Based on XtremIO best practice, which byte sector size should be used for volumes hosting Oracle database files?

The correct answer is D. 4096. Architecting a database on an All Flash Array (AFA) like EMC's XtremIO is best done by reviewing practices to optimize I/O performance. One consideration is the use of Advanced Format and how it impacts the performance of the database Redo logs. Advanced Format refers to a new…

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Question

Based on XtremIO best practice, which byte sector size should be used for volumes hosting Oracle database files?

Options

  • A256
  • B512
  • C1024
  • D4096

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    83% (39)

Explanation

Architecting a database on an All Flash Array (AFA) like EMC's XtremIO is best done by reviewing practices to optimize I/O performance. One consideration is the use of Advanced Format and how it impacts the performance of the database Redo logs. Advanced Format refers to a new physical sector size of 4096 bytes (4KB) replacing original 512 byte standard. https://community.emc.com/community/connect/everything_oracle/blog/2014/07/18/xtremio-best- practices-advanced-format-512e-and-native-modes

Topics

#Oracle database#sector size#XtremIO best practices#volume alignment

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