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vram22 on March 7, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Announcing SQL Server on Linux

>bypass the operating system file caching

Using raw partitions instead of file system files for database storage was common practice with Oracle and other DBs at one time. Not checked lately.

darkr on March 8, 2016 [–]

db2 used to support/recommend raw block devices (this was ~8 years ago). I believe nowadays they are recommending using regular filesystems again.

vram22 on March 8, 2016 | [–]

Good to know.

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