Re: Can database files be NFS mounted.

From: Steve Holdoway <steve_at_aethos.demon.co.uk>
Date: 1996/06/13
Message-ID: <4pokbf$9ie_at_atlas.aethos.co.uk>#1/1


Charles Jardine <cj10_at_cam.ac.uk> wrote:

>Is it OK for the files which make up an Oracle database to be
>NFS mounted, or must they be on discs directly attached to
>the server machine?
 

>I have always believed that NFS mounting of database files was
>forbidden. However, I cannot now find any reference to this
>restriction in the documentation. I am sure that I once read it
>somewhere (perhaps back in Oracle 6 days).
 

>I would be very grateful if anyone can give a definitive answer
>to this question (particularly with a documentation reference).
 

>Charles Jardine - Univ. of Cambridge (UK) Computing Service

Last time I tried this with a RDBMS, I had serious problems, as it seemed that the database locking and the NFS locking spent all of their time conflicting with each other.

I can't see why it shouldn't be a problem if all oyu need is read only access.

Steve. Received on Thu Jun 13 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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