Why not just backup straight to tape and then it sounds like you won't need that disk space at all? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marquez, Chris Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:46 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Disk solution for the small Oracle shop....shared disk space options for Linux servers??? What we want to do/do not to with the space; - Share the disk space among 4 db servers - Will *NOT* put Oracle datafiles on this space - Put RMAN backups on this space - Maybe have 2nd ARCH DEST on this space - Maybe backup to tape from this space Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.