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Andrew Gierth <andrew_at_erlenstar.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Perhaps you (or someone from the Oracle group) could provide some actual
>information rather that unsupported statements?
In general, Oracle I/O is implemented on each platform in such a way that completion of a write (as viewed by the software) means the data has been fully recorded on the external medium. In some environments there are mechanisms which seem to work (NFS-mounted files, for example) but which are expressly not supported by Oracle because they do not meet this requirement. The platform-specific documentation is responsible for indicating what is or isn't supported.
I'm not aware of any systems where Oracle is capable of using the normal "cooked" I/O facilities with real, local disks but it fails to meet the above requirement. But perhaps the earlier poster can point one out...I'm no UNIX authority.
/b
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