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Re: Design of a Oracle

From: terryg8 <trg_at_ibm.net>
Date: 1997/09/08
Message-ID: <3414B672.7BC4@ibm.net>#1/1

David Parry wrote:
>
> This may be a hard question to answer. I have been dealing with Novell
> 4.1, Unix, Windows, and DOS environments since I have started my career.
> I know and understand the organization or directory structure in those
> environments. I am having difficultly in try to understand the lay out
> of an Oracle server. It is unlike any other system I have worked on.
> There is no directory tree where files are stored. Can anyone explain to
> me in laymen terms the organization, basic file structure and or lay out
> of an Oracle Server?

Take a look at the Oracle Press DBA books referencing OFA ("optimal flexible architecture" I believe). It should describe the basic logic behind a typical DB layout. Cheers,
Terry Received on Mon Sep 08 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT

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