Re: DBCA and RAW devices

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:14:40 -0800, Spiros wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to create a database using DBCA on both raw devices and
> UFS.
> I want my tablespaces and redo log files on raw devices, e.g
> /dev/vx/rdsk/system_raw_dev, and my control files on a mounted
> filesystem, e.g /opt/oracle/MY_SID/oradata/ctl/control1.ctl.
>
> I have exported the text file that contains the list of the raw
> devices,
> export DBCA_RAW_CONFIG=/tmp/oraRaw
>
> But when I am trying to create the database it assumes as well that my
> control files are located also in raw devices and not filesystems. I
> get an error saying that it can't locate the raw device for my control
> files.
>
> Is there any way to mix both raw devices and mounted filesystem when I
> create a database using dbca?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Spiros

The best thing to do would be to create a file system demo database with your desired SID and then to go to
$ORACLE_BASE/admin/db_name/scripts, edit the scripts and re-run the shell filoe you'll find there.

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