Re: Oracle on NT with raw devices

From: Pete Sharman <psharman_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:34:18 -0800
Message-ID: <36FFB99A.35F15D30@us.oracle.com>

Don

Yes it's possible to use raw devices on NT. That's what we use with OPS on NT, with the side advantage that you can go past the 26 drive letters.

HTH. Pete

Don Khan wrote:

> Does anyone use raw devices for Oracle datafiles on NT? In the UNIX world
> this is common but I am wondering if DBAs for large Oracle on NT
> installations use raw drives. What about when NT volume sets cannot be
> allocated a drive letter because all drive letters have already been used.
> Could Oracle still use a raw volume set that does not have a drive letter.
> Reason I'm asking is because I'm working on a product that does backups of
> VLDB installations for NT and I need to figure out how Oracle NT customers
> are using storage. If you are in such an environment I would appreciate any
> info. Thanks.

Regards

Pete

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