6 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Review supported storage options as part of your installation planning process.
- Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database
The following table shows the storage options supported for Oracle Database binaries and files: - Choosing a Storage Option for Oracle Database and Recovery Files
Oracle Database files include data files, control files, redo log files, the server parameter file, and the password file. - About Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
If you plan to use Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM), then you must install Oracle Restart before installing your database. - File System Options for Oracle Database
If you install Oracle Database files on a file system, then Oracle Database Configuration Assistant creates the database files in a directory on a file system mounted on the computer. - Guidelines for Placing Oracle Database Files On a File System or Logical Volume
If you choose to place the Oracle Database files on a file system, then use the following guidelines when deciding where to place them: - 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_BASE_HOME
\dbs
. - About NFS Storage for Data Files
Review this section for NFS storage configuration guidelines. - About Direct NFS Client Mounts to NFS Storage Devices
Direct NFS Client integrates the NFS client functionality directly in the Oracle software to optimize the I/O path between Oracle and the NFS server. This integration can provide significant performance improvements.