Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Installation

Use this checklist to review storage minimum requirements and assist with configuration planning.

Table 1-4 Storage Checklist for Oracle Database

Check	Task
Minimum local disk storage space for Oracle software	At least 6.5 GB for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition At least 6.0 GB for Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 At least 7.0 GB for an Oracle Restart installation Note: Oracle recommends that you allocate approximately 100 GB to allow additional space for applying any future patches on top of the existing Oracle home. For specific patch-related disk space requirements, please refer to your patch documentation.
Recommended file system	Ensure that you have one of the following storage options available: Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) NTFS File System or Resilient File System (ReFS) The database files must be placed on Oracle ASM if you are using Oracle ACFS; otherwise they can be placed on NTFS or ReFS.
Select Database File Storage Option	Ensure that you have one of the following storage options available: File System Oracle recommends that the file system be separate from the file systems used by the operating system or the Oracle software. The file system can be any of the following: - A file system on a disk that is physically attached to the system - A file system on a logical volume manager (LVM) volume or a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) device Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) Oracle ASM is installed as part of an Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation. If you plan to use Oracle ASM, then you must install Oracle Grid Infrastructure before you install and create the database.
Determine your recovery plan	Review the storage configuration sections of this document for more information about configuring recovery.