Re: OFA Architecture with RAID

OFA deals with having enough mount points to save you from a single drive failure. It doesn't include any RAID (or non-RAID) fault tolerant features. In other words, you don't have to follow OFA to the letter as you can build in some of it's features using your hardware.

As regards which bits to put where, you'll really have to look at the uptime/recover-time you want plus the read/write performance of each part of your database you expect. None of this can be answered without a very good knowledge of your system.

Read up on Oracle before you jump in on this, and get some consultancy.

Steve Phelan

(Oracle 7 & 8 OCP)

Scott Patterson wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone out there had any insights or suggestions on
> how to configure a 7 disk compaq box running windows nt and Oracle
> 8.05. I have read about the OFA architecture and wish to be compliant
> along those parameters, but I am a bit confused how to also take
> advantage of RAID technologies as well. I will have the ability to mix
> and match different RAID levels along the 7 drives, however Im not
> sure what OFA tablespaces should be say RAID1 and which should be
> RAID5 or whatever other RAID levels should be considered. I generally
> will be following the default tablespace schemas of the OFA
> architecture.
>
> I would appreciate any insights on this subject,
>
> thanks Scott
Received on Fri Feb 19 1999 - 15:08:33 CST