Nigel Underwood wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Looking for some general opinions about Windows NT Oracle and in particular
> the disk format.
>
> I've read from two different Oracle sources, two different opinions on the
> disk format. One article says that NTFS is bettter for Oracle database
> files whilst the other Oracle article says FAT is better. Which is the best
> one to use ?
>
> I have only one shot at the server configuration before its shipped off to
> the customer so I need to get it right first time.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Nigel.
My recommendation is to place the Oracle datafiles on NTFS and the
Oracle binaries (\orant) on FAT. My experience has been that NTFS will
perform better than FAT.
--
Rich Woods
Technical Field Support Specialist, Oracle Corporation, USA
The above statements and opinions are my own and do not
necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.
Received on Sun Feb 16 1997 - 00:00:00 CST
