DocumentCode
1077858
Title
Optimizing Unix database file operations
Author
Gait, Jason
Author_Institution
Transarc, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
11
Issue
3
fYear
1994
fDate
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
56
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/52.281709
Filename
281709
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