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Re: 10.2 locations for Admin and Oradata directories

From: David Sharples <davidsharples_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 17:59:30 +0100
Message-ID: <be592d550510060959x60bf530flaf8780d1ec96ac7f@mail.gmail.com>


reading the ofa paper now, nowhere can I see it say put the data on the same mount point as the software
 [quote]
Intuition tells most installers that Oracle database files should be separated from other files on a system. There are concrete reasons for doing so, among which: database files' lifespans differ from all other files on your system; and database files will require a different backup strategy than the other files on your system. A thoughtful naming strategy for database files eliminates a whole class of administrative problems. [/quote]

 On 10/6/05, Rodd Holman <Rodd.Holman_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Our datafile location (/oradata) is never
> mounted under $ORACLE_BASE. Keeps them nice and tidy in their own
> little/large playground.
>

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