
Installation and Initial Configuration 1-43
OnLine Disk Space Allocation
Project Total Space Requirements
The amount of additional disk space needed for OnLine data storage
dependsonyourproductionenvironment.Everyapplicationenvironmentis
different.Thefollowinglistsuggestssomeofthestepsyoumighttaketohelp
you calculatethe amountof diskspace toallocate (beyondthe root dbspace):
1. Decide how many databases and tablesyou need to store. Calculate
the amount of space required for each one.
2. Calculate a growth rate for each table and assign some amount of
disk space to each table to accommodate growth.
3. Decide which databases and/or tables you want to mirror.
Refer to IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Tutorial for instructions about calculating
the size of your data bases.
After you arrive at a value, enter it on the second page of the configuration
worksheet, in the field labeled Additional disk space for OnLine chunks.
How Should You Apportion Disk Space?
When you allocate disk space (raw disk or cooked files), you allocate it in
units called chunks. A dbspace or a blobspace is associated with one or more
chunks. You must allocate at least one chunk for the root dbspace.
(Refer to page 2-81 for a discussion of the relationships among chunks,
dbspaces, blobspaces, databases, and tblspaces.)
Informix recommends that you format your disk(s) so that each chunk is
associated with itsownUNIX disk partition. Whenevery chunk isdefinedas
a separate partition (or device), you will find it is easy to track disk space
usage. You avoid errors caused by miscalculated offsets.
If you are working with a disk that is already partitioned, you might be
required to use offsets to define a chunk.
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