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We are using OFA for years.
There are ~100 databases on 20 servers here.
Development/Education/Testing/Production etc.
Just 2-5 (depends on vocations, work in projects etc.) DBA-s how are
supporting this staff.
.
I can’t imagine how to manage environment like described above without OFA
and IT standards.
OFA not just about spindles and physical devices (I don't care so much
about it in development env.),
as far I understood. It is software installation and DB files allocation
standard.
.
Because of strong standard usage I don’t care how created this particular
database.
I already know almost everything about files layout, before I even connect
to server.
And I enjoy it very much.
.
I have been involved into some troubleshooting for external customers.
And there were tow different typical situations:
1. OFA onsite: 5 min for look around and some time for troubleshooting.
2. MESS: Lets call DBA; DBA on vocation; Lets take a look. What the mess!
Booting time 0.5-2 hours for get to understand the background idea of
local DBA …
.
.
>> I'll continue to document the system architecture as I go and provide
the information to those who need it.
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?
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Thanks in advance,
Jurijs
+371 9268222 (+2 GMT)
On 05.08.2004 22:11:33 oracle-l-bounce wrote:
>Since there is not a BAARF-like web page on this subject, I would like to
>make an similar announcement on the topic of OFA.
>
>I am done justifying OFA to DBA's and sys admins who should already
>understand the concept. I am done arguing and explaining - my arms are
>crossed and the soapbox is back on the shelf where it belongs. (literally
>- everyone keeps asking why I have a box of laundry detergent at my desk)
>
>I will continue to use OFA wherever it is appropriate and will provide as
>much information as desired to those who are interested. I'll layout my
>file systems so that if someone out there should ever work on a system
>I've built, they will be able to find all the database files, scripts and
>logs they are certain to need. I'll continue to document the system
>architecture as I go and provide the information to those who need it.
>
>But the next idiot that asks me to modify a script to fit their
>inconsistently designed file system had better duck ...
>
>Thanks to everyone for listening ... I feel ever so much better. :)
>
>
>Robyn
>
>
>
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