>>> >>> >>>I am curious : why do you want to install a product like >>>OCFS2 if it is only for redo logs, while any NFS vers3 will >>>do as best and is built in most Unixies/linux? Bingo... then why ASM for that matter? Like this: http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/oracle-espouses-tiered-stor age-asm-who/ 11g on NFS will be even better... But a CFS that actually works is nothing to shake a stick at. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l