Contents

Introduction

1. Know When and How Your Storage Changes

2. Backup Times Are the Canary in the Coal Mine

3. Investigate with Performance Monitor Counters

% Disk Time

Average Disk Sec/Read and Sec/Write

Average Disk Queue Length

Average Disk Read/Sec and Write/Sec

4. Build a Relationship with the SAN Team

5. Virtualized Storage Can Be Our Worst Enemy

6. Virtualized Storage Can Be Our Best Friend

7. Shared Spindles Aren't Easily Predictable

8. Volume Alignment and Allocation Size Add Speed for Free

9. Storage Adapters Can Be Cheap Upgrades

10. Stay On Top of New SQL Server Features

11. But Wait — There's More!

Conclusion

About the Author

About Quest Software, Inc.

Contacting Quest Software

Contacting Quest Support


Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage Index

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - (Page Cover)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - (Page IFC)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - Contents (Page i)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - Introduction (Page 1)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 1. Know When and How Your Storage Changes (Page 2)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 2. Backup Times Are the Canary in the Coal Mine (Page 3)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 3. Investigate with Performance Monitor Counters (Page 4)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 3. Investigate with Performance Monitor Counters (Page 5)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 4. Build a Relationship with the SAN Team (Page 6)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 5. Virtualized Storage Can Be Our Worst Enemy (Page 7)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 6. Virtualized Storage Can Be Our Best Friend (Page 8)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 6. Virtualized Storage Can Be Our Best Friend (Page 9)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 7. Shared Spindles Aren't Easily Predictable (Page 10)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 8. Volume Alignment and Allocation Size Add Speed for Free (Page 11)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 8. Volume Alignment and Allocation Size Add Speed for Free (Page 12)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 9. Storage Adapters Can Be Cheap Upgrades (Page 13)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 10. Stay On Top of New SQL Server Features (Page 14)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - 11. But Wait — There's More! (Page 15)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - Conclusion (Page 16)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - About the Author (Page 17)

Oracle Whitepapers - Ten Things DBAs Need to Know About Storage - About Quest Software, Inc. (Page 18)

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