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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:06:26 -0600
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Subject: Re: Linux OCFS/OCFS2 alternatives for RAC shared storage systems?
From: Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@gmail.com>
To: Christopher.Taylor2@parallon.net
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ASM for database data files is available in 10g, and most RAC sites use
ASM, not OCFS. ACFS is available in 11gR2, and can be used for most other
file types.  You can run 11gR2 Clusterware and ASM under a 10Gr2 database,
and thus create an ACFS file system if you want to share files in addition
to Oracle data files.
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM, <Christopher.Taylor2@parallon.net> wrote:

> I assume we're talking about ASM clustered filesystem ACFS?  I thought
> that was only in 11?
>
> We're using ASM for the datafiles (etc) in RAC.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org]
> On Behalf Of Bobby Curtis
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> Subject: Re: Linux OCFS/OCFS2 alternatives for RAC shared storage systems?
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> ASM is what most RAC clusters use.  Is there a reason why you are not
> using ASM?
>
> Bobby L. Curtis
> (e): curtisbl@gmail.com | (t): @curtisbl294 http://dbasolved.com
>
> On 12/12/2012 2:56 PM, Christopher.Taylor2@parallon.net wrote:
> > I'm curious if anyone uses anything other than OCFS/OCFS2 filesystems
> for their RAC shared storage areas?
> > It seems that OCFS (our version anyway) is not extendable unless you
> take it offline.  A key point for me would be a clustered filesystem that
> is dynamically growable as needed.
> >
> > Anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
> >
> > Chris Taylor
> > Oracle DBA
> > Parallon IT&S
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