topic Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3 in Operating System - HP-UX

Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

hector hernandez — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:25:52 GMT

There is a plan to install Oracle RAC and one of the main futures of it is to use the concurrent I/O capability. In order to accomplished that we want to use VxFS version 5.

I have problems to find out information of VxFS version 5 on HP-UX 11i v3. I know that it is not supported on initial release, but will it be supported on update 1 ? If not…. When is going to be supported ?

Will VxFS version 5 be included on HP-UX 11i v3 or have to be purchased from symantec?

Thanks in advance

HH

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:39:44 GMT

Shalom,

Support Matrix:

http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/latest/06_07/06_07_sersm.htm

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=EnableVxFS

Feature list:
http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/media/5013-8315.htm
Seems from here 4.1 is the base vxfs install.

Performance cookbook
http://vgwh5proc.cce.hp.com/portal/download/files/unprot/devresource/Docs/TechPapers/UXPerfCookBook.pdf

Conclusion.

It is not included in the base release, that much I am somewhat certain of.

As to the second question, http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=EnableVxFS
The link above enables xvfs v5 on 11.23. That would lead me to believe vxfs v5 functionality will be coming, probably from HP.

Though I'd make sure its on Oracle's support matrix prior to even thinking about it.

SEP

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

melvyn burnard — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:42:05 GMT

to answer your second question, it will come from HP, so no need to go to Symantec to get it.
As to when, I think it will be within the next few months, possibly by March 2008, but I do not have a confirmed date as yet

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

whiteknight — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:45:39 GMT

HH,

VXFS 5.0 for 11iv3 is under testing now.
I do not have the exact date, will be pretty soon.

WK

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

Geoff Wild — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:46:35 GMT

Do you mean VXVM or VXFS?

VXFS is the "file system layout" and VXVM is the "Volume Manager"

VXFS is used by lvm and the default is version 6.

# fstyp -v /dev/vg00/lvol5
vxfs
version: 6
f_bsize: 8192
f_frsize: 8192
f_blocks: 1048576
f_bfree: 582841
f_bavail: 578288
f_files: 202560
f_ffree: 145696
f_favail: 145696
f_fsid: 1073741829
f_basetype: vxfs
f_namemax: 254
f_magic: a501fcf5
f_featurebits: 0
f_flag: 16
f_fsindex: 9
f_size: 1048576

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

hector hernandez — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:42:05 GMT

Sorry Greg, that is my mistake. Let me clarify. I am talking about Veritas Storage Foundation (for Oracle). It implies many of other Veritas' products:

VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM)
VERITAS Database FlashSnap
VERITAS Storage Mapping
VERITAS Database FlashSnap
VERITAS Storage Mapping
VERITAS File System (VxFS)
VERITAS Quick I/O
VERITAS Cached Quick I/O
VERITAS Extension for Oracle Disk Manager
VERITAS VxDBA Menu Utility
VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
VERITAS NetBackup for Oracle Advanced BLI Agent (optional)

I have found that in most of the documentation they are referred as VxFS or VxVM/VxFS... I assumed that is a standard.

Regards

HH

Re: Concurrent I/O in HP-UX 11i v3

hector hernandez — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:31:17 GMT

The most recent information regarding my original question is on this manual:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B3935-90096/index.html

One important thing is that Veritas Storage Fondation version 5.0 is not supported in HP-UX 11i v3... IT WILL BE SUPPORTED, but there is not a clear date.