Shared Storage

Most shared storage solutions, including general purpose cluster file systems, can be used to install Oracle GoldenGate or to store the files that Oracle GoldenGate needs to recover.

The following options are available from Oracle:

• Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS2) –available only on Linux: OCFS2 can also be used for Oracle Database storage, although Oracle recommends the use of Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) starting with Oracle Database 10g. For more information, see http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ocfs2/.

• Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) Cluster File System (ACFS): For more information about the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 ACFS, see Oracle Database Automatic Storage Administrator’s Guide as part of the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 documentation set: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e18951/asmfs_util001.htm#OSTMG91000.

• Oracle Database File System (DBFS): For more information about DBFS, its restrictions as well as how to configure a DBFS, see Oracle Database Secure File and Large Objects Developer’s Guide from the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 documentation set: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/appdev.112/e18294/adlob_fs.htm#BABDHGGJ.

• Oracle ACFS with Oracle Database 11g Release 2