Disk and Storage Basics
Many criteria should be considered when choosing a data storage solution for the database server. Performance is only one of many factors that needs to be considered, but it is certainly one of the most important factors because of its direct influence on the response times and availability of the overall SAP system.
Database Server Perspective
The database server manages the I/O requests from the SAP application to the data. A database server is an intelligent I/O engine that serves up the data in a structured way. The database server contains processors, memory, and I/O controllers or interfaces to the storage systems. The processors and memory of the database server play a significant role in determining the overall ...
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