Re: Datafiles on NFS mount

Oracle's stand on NFS is this:

put the binaries on nfs is ok, but NOT the datafiles, what do you expect oracle to do when the network burps?

joe
Bill Becker wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is Oracle 8.1.6 capable of creating and using a datafile
> on an NFS-mounted disk on another machine? We have two
> Sun machines (OS block size is 8k on both); the machine running
> Oracle is short on disk, while there is plenty available on the
> second machine. We are planning to purchase another larger machine,
> but in the meantime would like to get by for a short period without
> investing more in the present machines. We are not using hot backups
> (it's a small datawarehouse). What problems occur when either of the
> machines is rebooted?
>
> Thanks to any responders.
> beckerb_at_dgabby.mfldclin.edu
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