Isolating AIO VPs from CPU VPs

On a system that runs database server and client (or other) applications, you can bind asynchronous I/O (AIO) VPs to the same CPUs to which you bind other application processes through the operating system. In this way, you isolate client applications and database I/O operations from the CPU VPs.

This isolation can be especially helpful when client processes are used for data entry or other operations that require waiting for user input. Because AIO VP activity usually comes in quick bursts followed by idle periods waiting for the disk, you can often interweave client and I/O operations without their unduly impacting each other.

Binding a CPU VP to a processor does not prevent other processes from running on that processor. Application (or other) processes that you do not bind to a CPU are free to run on any available processor. On a computer that is dedicated to the database server, you can leave AIO VPs free to run on any processor, which reduces delays on database operations that are waiting for I/O. Increasing the priority of AIO VPs can further improve performance by ensuring that data is processed quickly once it arrives from disk.


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