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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Why is RAID0 faster? Post 302427031 by jgt on Thursday 3rd of June 2010 02:41:29 PM
Old 06-03-2010
Consider the following.
You want to fill up your backyard pool (the data) with a regular garden hose (the disk controller). Unfortunately the hose does not reach the pool. So you decide to fill up a pail (the disk) and carry it to the pool, empty the pail and carry it back. Now you have to turn off the hose every time that you fill the pail. If you add pails and carriers (RAID0), you need just enough of these so that when one pail is filled, the next pail arrives back from the pool just in time to not spill any water, or have to turn the tap off.
 

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DPM_MODIFYPOOL(3)					       DPM Library Functions						 DPM_MODIFYPOOL(3)

NAME
dpm_modifypool - modify a disk pool definition SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include "dpm_api.h" int dpm_modifypool (struct dpm_pool *dpm_pool) DESCRIPTION
dpm_modifypool modifies a disk pool definition. dpm_pool contains the new pool definition. struct dpm_pool { char poolname[CA_MAXPOOLNAMELEN+1]; u_signed64 defsize; int gc_start_thresh; int gc_stop_thresh; int def_lifetime; int defpintime; int max_lifetime; int maxpintime; char fss_policy[CA_MAXPOLICYLEN+1]; char gc_policy[CA_MAXPOLICYLEN+1]; char mig_policy[CA_MAXPOLICYLEN+1]; char rs_policy[CA_MAXPOLICYLEN+1]; int nbgids; gid_t *gids; char ret_policy; char s_type; u_signed64 capacity; u_signed64 free; int nbelem; }; poolname specifies the disk pool name. defsize specifies the default amount of space reserved for a file (in bytes). If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. gc_start_thresh specifies the minimum free space in the pool. If the percentage of free space goes below this value, the garbage collector is started. If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. gc_stop_thresh specifies the percentage of free space in the pool above which the garbage collector is stopped. If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. def_lifetime specifies the default time a space or volatile file is kept in the system (in seconds). If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. defpintime specifies the default time a file is kept on a given disk (in seconds). If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. max_lifetime specifies the maximum time a space or volatile file is kept in the system (in seconds). If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. maxpintime specifies the maximum time a file is kept on a given disk (in seconds). If set to -1, the current value is unchanged. nbgids is the size of the array of group ids gids. If set to -1, the current set is unchanged. gids The disk pool is restricted to this set of gids unless the group gid is zero. ret_policy specifies the retention policy supported by the disk pool. It can be R (for Replica), O (for Output) or C (for Custodial). If set to 0, the current value is unchanged. s_type indicates the type of space supported in the disk pool. It can be V (for Volatile), D (for Durable), P (for Permanent) or - (to accept any type). If set to 0, the current value is unchanged. This function requires ADMIN privilege. RETURN VALUE
This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately. ERRORS
ENOENT This pool does not exist. EACCES The caller does not have ADMIN privilege. EFAULT dpm_pool is a NULL pointer. EINVAL The length of poolname exceeds CA_MAXPOOLNAMELEN or the number of gids is too big. SENOSHOST Host unknown. SEINTERNAL Database error. SECOMERR Communication error. LCG
$Date: 2011-05-23 14:22:57 +0200 (Mon, 23 May 2011) $ DPM_MODIFYPOOL(3)
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