Configuring Direct NFS Client
Direct NFS Client is an alternative to using kernel-managed NFS.
- About Direct NFS Client Storage
With Oracle Database, you can store data files on a supported NFS system. You can configure Oracle Database to access NFS servers directly using an Oracle internal Direct NFS Client. - About the Oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
To enable the Direct NFS Client, you must add anoranfstab
file toORACLE_HOME
\dbs
. - Mounting NFS Storage Devices with Direct NFS Client
Direct NFS Client determines the mount point settings for the NFS storage devices based on the configuration information inoranfstab
. - Specifying Network Paths for a NFS Server
Direct NFS Client can use up to four network paths defined in the oranfstab file for an NFS server. - Creating an oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
Direct NFS uses a configuration file,oranfstab
, to determine the available mount points. - Performing Basic File Operations Using the ORADNFS Utility
ORADNFS is a utility which enables the database administrators to perform basic file operations over Direct NFS Client on Microsoft Windows platforms. - Monitoring Direct NFS Client Usage
Use the following views for Direct NFS Client management: - Enabling Direct NFS Client
To enable Direct NFS Client, you must add anoranfstab
file to theOracle_home\dbs
directory and modify the related DLL files used by the Oracle Database software. - Disabling Direct NFS Client
Complete the following steps to disable the Direct NFS Client: - Enabling HCC on Direct NFS Client
To enable Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC) on Direct NFS Client, perform the following steps:
Parent topic: Configuring Oracle Components