More than one database on a system? Was: need advice on filesystem layout

In article <476f01$9eb_at_btree.brooktree.com>, brunkow_at_btree.brooktree.com (Susan Brunkow) wrote:

> I am setting up a new HP K200 with a RAID array
> of 20 1 MB disks. After reading all the comments
> about lousy performance with RAID level 5,
> we've decided to use RAID level 1.
>
> We will have at least 3 production databases on the system.

This brings to mind a question that I have regarding several database systems that I will be consolidating to one AIX box. Our plan is to create one database and segregate the various applications by tablespace. Is there any reason to use multiple databases instead of one?

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Mike McCurdy    mccurdy_at_ucsvax.sdsu.edu
AIX/VMS System Management
Oracle Database Administration
University Computer Operations
San Diego State University