Jurijs, I start with the standard from Cary's OFA Standard doc: http://www.hotsos.com/e-library/index.html and modify from there depending on the other system standards already in place. I'll deviate from the standard where it makes sense and my primary goal is consistency across all the databases at one company. And if I ask for specific volumes but don't get them, I still keep the layout just in case someone someday decides actually provide the resources needed. (I can't get enough memory lately either - this economic downturn really sucks.) I have one system that I set up last year that I'm not terribly proud of. Resources were totally inadequate, but I followed the convention anyway. The box will be upgraded and hooked up to real storage later this summer, and the file system layout can go forward as it is. I'm working on a space management doc right now that will include this topic. It's going to be company specific but I'll send the sharable information when it's finished. It should be pretty thorough, I have to justify everything here. At the moment, I'm still working on the part that describes how the work is currently being done, and that doesn't need to be propagated. Might perpetuate a few Oracle myths - but it would provide some good stories for Rachel. :) Robyn ----original message------ Robyn, have you public available description of standards you are using? . OFA have some basic description of files layout (have been described in some book of Oracle documentation in appendix, as far as I remember), but it can be extended. . What is your preferred description of OFA? . Thanks in advance, Jurijs +371 9268222 (+2 GMT) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------