Re: oracle on raw devices

Not sure about the mapping_ascii file. I always created my databases by hand. Created a script and then did a startup nomount and let her rip.
Jim

"Maciej Kwapulinski" <pikpok_at_univ.gda.pl> wrote in message news:3A773901.E9219B13_at_univ.gda.pl...
> I thought the same as you are telling me now so I decided to create
 tablespaces
> in row partitions only.
> I assumed, that the tablespaces are the .dbf files , for exmaple :
> system01.dbf
>
> I created 4 raw partitions with apriopriate sizes
> c2t0d0s[3456]
>
> I created file named 'mapping_ascii', which included lines :
>
> /aw/oracle_new/oradata/dpikpok/system01.dbf /dev/rdsk/c2t0d03
> /aw/oracle_new/oradata/dpikpok/users01.dbf /dev/rdsk/c2t0d04
> /aw/oracle_new/oradata/dpikpok/rbs01.dbf /dev/rdsk/c2t0d05
> /aw/oracle_new/oradata/dpikpok/temp01.dbf /dev/rdsk/c2t0d06
>
> I export(ed) the environment variable DBCA_RAW_CONFIG which pointed on
> 'mapping_ascii" file
>
> then I started dbassist and created database with name 'dpikpok'
> and it created these table spaces on ufs filesystem instead of creating
> it on raw devices
>
> what am I doing wrong ?
>
> greetings
> Maciej
>
>
>
>
>
> Jim Kennedy wrote:
>
> > You can't install the application on a raw partition and you wouldn't
 gain
> > anything by doing so. (actually make the whole thing difficult to
 maintain
> > if you could). You can install a tablespace on a raw partition, but not
> > more than one.
> > Jim
> >
> > "Maciej Kwapulinski" <pikpok_at_univ.gda.pl> wrote in message
> > news:3A76FAEC.19572477_at_univ.gda.pl...
> > >
> > >
> > > I successfuly installed oracle8i enterprise edition 8.1.7 on raw
 partition
> > > (solaris5.8)
> > >
> > > I would like to install it on raw partition
> > >
> > > I'm asking You because documentation supported isn't clear enough for
> > > me (no examples)
> > >
> > > That's what I did :
> > >
> > > i created 2 raw partitions on my RAID:
> > >
> > > /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s3, size :5GB
> > >
> > > /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s4 size :5GB
> > >
> > > oracle $ set
> > > ....
> > > ....
> > > ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
> > > ORACLE_HOME=${ORACLE_BASE}/product/8.17
> > > DBCA_RAW_CONFIG=/export//home/oracle/mapping_ascii
> > >
> > > oracle $ more $DBCA_RAW_CONFIG
> > > /u01 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s3
> > > /u02 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s4
> > >
> > > oracle $ /cdrom/oracle8i/runInstaller &
> > >
> > > from root i did :
> > > root # ln -s /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s3 /u01
> > > root # ln -s /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s4 /u02
> > >
> > > I changed owner and group to oracle/oinstall
> > >
> > > Installer pointed the detination directory as /u01/app/oracle
> > > but during instalation process it changed on /tmp/u01/app/oracle and
> > > didn't let me install on raw partition
> > > what am i doing wrong ?
> > >
> > > help me please
> > >
> > > greetings
> > > Maciek
> > >
>
Received on Tue Jan 30 2001 - 19:26:34 CST