Re: Is filesystemio_options relevant when the database is on ASM ?

From: Kevin Jernigan <kevin.jernigan_at_oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:18:01 -0700
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Don,

Why do you recommend not using ZFSSA for live databases yet? We (Oracle) have many customers using ZFSSA for live production environments - including our own IT department, with >200PBs of ZFSSA storage in place for applications that support all aspects of our business...

-Kevin J

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On 10/16/14, 11:32 AM, Don Seiler wrote:

> Yes in 12c DNFS works on NFSv4. In fact, NFSv4 is required if you plan
> to use OISP (Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol) to talk to their
> ZFSSA. Although I would not suggest using the ZFSSA to run live
> databases yet. Should be OK for FRA uses.
>
> Don.
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Kevin Jernigan
> <kevin.jernigan_at_oracle.com <mailto:kevin.jernigan_at_oracle.com>> wrote:
>
> As of Oracle Database 12c, dNFS works with both NFSv3 and NFSv4...KJ
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> On 10/16/14, 8:37 AM, Hameed, Amir wrote:
>>
>> I don't believe DNFS is certified to work with NFSv4.
>>
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>> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Hans Forbrich
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 11:30 AM
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>> *Subject:* Re: Is filesystemio_options relevant when the database
>> is on ASM ?
>>
>> On 16/10/2014 3:35 AM, Frits Hoogland wrote:
>>
>> When using NFS underneath ASM, I've witnessed
>> filesystemio_options being honoured by the database, which
>> means it needs setting it to 'setall' for the combination
>> AIO+DIO. Which makes sense, because you need to create a file
>> on a (NFS) filesystem to be used as ASM disk device.
>>
>> Then it becomes important to know which NFS?
>>
>> I believe DNFS behaves different than standard NFSv3 which may be
>> different again from NFSv4
>>
>> /Hans
>>
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