About the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard

Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) rules are a set of configuration guidelines created to ensure well-organized Oracle installations, which simplifies administration, support and maintenance. OFA rules help you to organize database software and configure databases to allow multiple databases, of different versions, owned by different users to coexist.

In Oracle AI Database, OFA rules provide consistency in database management and support, and simplifies expanding or adding databases, or adding additional hardware.

By default, the installer places Oracle AI Database components in directory locations and with permissions in compliance with OFA rules. Oracle recommends that you configure all Oracle components in accordance with OFA guidelines.

Oracle recommends that you accept the OFA default. Following OFA rules is especially of value if the database is large, or if you plan to have multiple databases.

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OFA assists in identification of an ORACLE_BASE with its Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR) diagnostic data to properly collect incidents.