Xref: utzoo comp.arch:4752 comp.databases:985 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!im4u!milano!ghostwheel!boughter From: boughter@ghostwheel.UUCP (Ellen Boughter) Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.databases Subject: Re: Unix machines for large databases Message-ID: <155@ghostwheel.UUCP> Date: 10 May 88 17:27:37 GMT References: <22126@pyramid.pyramid.com> Organization: MCC Database Program, Austin, Texas Lines: 8 Summary: More on debit-credit 1.1 GB *is* the standard size of the database for Debit_Credit, according to the original specification. That's without mirroring, which is optional. If the HISTORY relation is not divided (which it probably isn't, on the Sequent), I wonder if the tail is being locked? This has been an issue for us; if the tail is not locked, one runs the risk of losing history data. If it is locked, there is a big hot spot.