Re: Guest Partition Storage Configuration

The SSDs will not automatically be used for the storage spaces. I have not studied if they can be used with the IFS or not like they can be with more traditional IBM i objects. I have only seen them used with table objects at this point.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 6/24/2011 5:02 PM, Evan Harris wrote:

If there are SSD's on the system and the guest partition is quite
active, will the storage spaces be migrated to the SSD's ? Is there a
method to specifically prevent this ?

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 2:55 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> First: SSDs have their own characteristics that have to be taken into
> account. I doubt based on the cost of them they would be used to
> provide virtual storage for a guest partition. That would be a waste of
> technology in my view.
>
> Your point about back up and recovery is valid, the IFS does have some
> weaknesses, and back up and recovery speed is one of them.
>
> As to adding space to the partition, create new storage spaces as
> needed, link them to the guest OS. They will show up there and you add
> them to the proper ASP the same as you would any other disk unit. If
> you are using non-standard sizes (50Gb) then add or two or more 50Gb
> storage spaces and be done with it. I would keep the sizes of the
> storage spaces consistent.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>

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