reading the ofa paper now, nowhere can I see it say put the data on the same mount point as the software [quote] Intuition tells most installers that Oracle database files should be separated from other files on a system. There are concrete reasons for doing so, among which: database files' lifespans differ from all other files on your system; and database files will require a different backup strategy than the other files on your system. A thoughtful naming strategy for database files eliminates a whole class of administrative problems. [/quote] On 10/6/05, Rodd Holman <Rodd.Holman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Our datafile location (/oradata) is never > mounted under $ORACLE_BASE. Keeps them nice and tidy in their own > little/large playground. >