Re: DBFS or ACFS for Flat Files and Dump Files

I have tried to use DBFS in AIX and it is simply not practical :-)

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Andy Rivenes <andy.rivenes_at_oracle.com> wrote:

> Actually mounting DBFS is restricted to Linux and Solaris because FUSE is
> used, but dbfs_client itself can access DBFS on any platform that the
> database is supported on.
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> Andy Rivenes
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> *From:* Hans Forbrich [mailto:fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2014 5:54 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: DBFS or ACFS for Flat Files and Dump Files
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> I find it interesting that, on Exadata, Oracle says yes to DBFS and (until
> GI 12.1.0.2) said no to ACFS.
> https://blogs.oracle.com/RobertGFreeman/entry/exadata_support_for_acfs_and
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> And for Exadata, it is the only real way to hold these staging files.
> Works like a charm and is the best practice.
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> See also
> http://kevinclosson.net/2009/12/17/oracle-database-file-system-dbfs-its-not-an-exadata-feature-part-i/
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> As far as I'm concerned, the DBFS is simply the latest evolution to the
> oradav capability that has allowed us to 'mount the database table as a
> file system' since Oracle8i. It has had many years to mature and become
> robust, but the concept is from the late 90s.
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> However, dbfs_client is only available on Linux.
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> /Hans
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> On 29/08/2014 3:12 AM, Chitale, Hemant K wrote:
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> Are there organisations that have the courage to use DBFS or ACFS to hold
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> (a) Flat Files to be interpreted as External Tables
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> (b) Dump Files to be transferred to other databases
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> What would be the objections to using storage on the Database Server (as opposed
> to NFS) ?
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> Hemant K Chitale
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