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Re: Init File Question

From: <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:35:21 +0200
Message-ID: <fim7e3luesjb4l8kc214t1ldapud2d0n8t@4ax.com>


On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:55:08 -0700, vitalisman_at_gmail.com wrote:

>On Sep 6, 11:00 pm, sybra..._at_hccnet.nl wrote:
>
>> Correct, introduced in 9i with the spfile mechanism.
>> Spfile files in RAC are a RAW device on shared storage.
>
>Why did you say "raw device"? Was that a requirement/recommendation
>with 9i RAC?

A requirement if you don't have a Clustered File System, like GPFS for AIX.

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Sun Sep 09 2007 - 06:35:21 CDT

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