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http://java-source.net/open-source/database-engines ;-) z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kees Nuyt" <k.n...@zonnet.nl> To: <zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Practical Application of ZFS > On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:41:32 -0500, David Magda > <dma...@ee.ryerson.ca> wrote: > >>On Jan 6, 2009, at 14:21, Rob wrote: >> >>> Obviously ZFS is ideal for large databases served out via >>> application level or web servers. But what other practical ways are >>> there to integrate the use of ZFS into existing setups to experience >>> it's benefits. >> >>Remember that ZFS is made up of the ZPL and the DMU (amongst other >>things). The ZPL is the POSIX compatibility layer that most of us use. >>The DMU is the actual transactional object model that stores the >>actual data objects (e.g. files). >> >>It would technically be possible for (say) MySQL to create a database >>engine on top of that transactional store. > > I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen, > given that: > > - InnoDB used to be the only transactional > storage engine in MySQL > > - Innobase, the creator of InnoDB, has been > acquired by Oracle > > - MySQL desparately needs a replacement > for the InnoDB storage engine > > - MySQL has been acquired by SUN > > - ZFS (ZPL,DMU) is by SUN. > > - performance of the MySQL/InnoDB/ZFS stack is sub-optimal. > > No, I don't have any inside information. > -- > ( Kees Nuyt > ) > c[_] > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
