I'd like to test Flash Cache Feature on 11gR2(patch 8974084) on Linux. I use: OS: RHEL 5.3. Oracle Version: 11.2.0.1.0 (x86_64) $ opatch lsinventory Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6 Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.1.0.6.6 Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Oracle Home : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1 Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory from : /etc/oraInst.loc OPatch version : 11.1.0.6.6 OUI version : 11.2.0.1.0 OUI location : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/oui Log file location : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2010-02-24_23-11-43PM.log Patch history file: /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2010-02-24_23-11-43PM.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installed Top-level Products (1): Oracle Database 11g 11.2.0.1.0 There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home. Interim patches (1) : Patch 8974084 : applied on Wed Feb 24 21:50:45 ICT 2010 Unique Patch ID: 11855413 Created on 9 Oct 2009, 05:01:18 hrs PST8PDT Bugs fixed: 8974084 I use Sun Storage Flash Array and mount it. $ mount -t vfat -o noauto,users,rw,umask=000 /dev/sdb1 /u01/app/flash_cache/ $ df /dev/sdb1 23G 16K 23G 1% /u01/app/flash_cache But I found error: ORA-00439: feature not enabled: Server Flash Cache ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters Parameters: *.db_flash_cache_file='/u01/app/flash_cache/file01.dbf' *.db_flash_cache_size=10G What I should to do with Operating System or Disk? Regards, Surachart Opun http://surachartopun.com