RE: Oracle RAC backup hardware/software recommendation?

From: David <thump_at_cosmiccooler.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 21:21:07 -0700
Message-ID: <000001c5c89b$0d332970$6401a8c0@holytoledo>

Just as a counter opinion we have many db's with archive on ocfs and others with all files on ocfs with no issue whatsoever This are very busy db's up to 400 execs/s Rac and non rac

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] Subject: RE: Oracle RAC backup hardware/software recommendation?

>> What should be the conclusion?
>> Put redo logs and archived redo logs on OCFS or not??

We had a totally isolated disk for arch logs (on ocfs). Performance was horrible...a huge bottle neck.
Trust me is was not the hardware (design). As soon as we went to EXT3 file system the arch log bottle was gone.

BTW, I have seem Oracle docs the recommend *NOT* putting arch logs on ocfs.

hth

Chris Marquez
Oracle DBA

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