Folks For subsequent RAC Deployment in ver 10gR2, A Banking customer needs to take a decision on use of QFS Cluster file system versus ASM? Prima-facie, How do the 2 compare in terms of Performance, scalability, availability, migration, ease of use, backups, need for training etc. Currently Production Deployment info:- * NON-RAC with Oracle ver 9.2, * Solaris 10. * Database size if 5 TB approx. * Daily peak load of 20,000 Concurrent sessions connecting to the Database via Shared Servers (MTS). * Database exists on the default Unix File system (UFS), * Machine - SF25K SUN Server. * Storage Box - Sun Store Edge 9980 V Any Docs, Links will help. Cheers & thanks Vivek **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***