8 Configuring File System Storage for Oracle Database

Complete these procedures to use file system storage for Oracle Database.

For optimal database organization and performance, Oracle recommends that you install data files and the Oracle Database software in different disks.

• Deploying Oracle Direct NFS
  If you plan to place storage on Network File System (NFS) protocol devices, then Oracle recommends that you use Oracle Direct NFS (dNFS) to take advantage of performance optimizations built into the Oracle Direct NFS client.
• Deploying the Oracle Memory Speed File System
  Learn how to deploy the Oracle Memory Speed (OMS) file system on your persistent memory (PMEM) storage devices with a single-instance Oracle Database.
• Migrating Oracle Database to Oracle Memory Speed
  Starting with Oracle Database 19c Release Update (19.12) you can migrate your database files to Oracle Memory Speed (OMS) storage using SQL and RMAN commands.