Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>A. Fuentes wrote:
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>>Thanks again for trying to help
>>
>>A fact that may matter here is that, I do have the Oracle9i Software
>>installed in an AIX jfs filesystem and only the database files are the
>>ones going to the Veritas Raw partitions. Perhaps it would make the
>>difference if I would had the Oracle Software installed on a Veritas
>>Filesystem and then try to use Veritas Raw devices for the database files.
>>In Oracle RAC this fact is transparent, ie the Oracle software can live in
>>a different filesystem from where the datafiles live ( Raw devices are
>>required in RAC).
>>
>>
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>No they're not. That's what cluster file systems are there for.
>
>Regards
>HJR
>
>
Howard is correct. You do not need raw devices for RAC.
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Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 00:21:42 CDT
