Title :
Optimizing Unix database file operations
Author_Institution :
Transarc, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Ratfiles (RATional FILE System) by-passes the Unix kernel to perform database-file operations at nearly twice the speed of conventional file systems and offers several techniques, including atomic write and write-order discipline, to improve data integrity.<>
Keywords :
Unix; data integrity; database management systems; optimisation; Ratfiles; Rational File System; Unix database file operations optimization; Unix kernel; atomic write; data integrity; write-order discipline; Database systems; File servers; File systems; Kernel; Operating systems; Production systems; Spatial databases; Throughput; Tiles; Transaction databases;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE