Re: oracle binaries and datafiles
- From: Rich J <rjoralist3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:52:23 -0500
On 2018/03/28 14:34, Jeffrey Beckstrom wrote:
We are migrating to Linux. We are planning on storing the Oracle binaries and
datafiles on the same mount point. Should we rethink this and separate them.
The mount point points to a SAN if that matters.
How often do you need to modify anything in $ORACLE_HOME versus the
path(s) where the datafiles are stored? Files in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs could
be updated regularly. Modifications to datafiles will hopefully be
never, or rare if an older version needs a file moved. Putting
datafiles in the same relative path as files that need manual attention
adds risk of accidents. Even the latest OFA suggests separating them:
https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/12.2/cwlin/optimal-flexible-architecture-file-path-examples.html
My vote is to separate them, not just on mount point, but the top-level
directory.
Rich
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