7 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Review supported storage options as part of your installation planning process.

• Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database
  The following table shows the storage options supported for Oracle Database binaries and files:
• About Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  If you plan to use Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM), then you must install Oracle Restart before installing your database.
• About Upgrading Existing Oracle Automatic Storage Management Instances
  Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) upgrades are carried out during an Oracle Grid Infrastructure upgrade.
• About Managing Disk Groups for Older Database Versions
  Use Oracle ASM Configuration Assistant (Oracle ASMCA) to create and modify disk groups when you install earlier Oracle databases on Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.
• Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
  This section contains information about Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Dynamic Volume Manager (Oracle ADVM).
• File System Options for Oracle Database
  If you install Oracle Database files on a file system, then Oracle Database Configuration Assistant creates the database files in a directory on a file system mounted on the computer.
• Guidelines for Placing Oracle Database Files On a File System or Logical Volume
  If you choose to place the Oracle Database files on a file system, then use the following guidelines when deciding where to place them:
• About NFS Storage for Data Files
  Review this section for NFS storage configuration guidelines.
• About Direct NFS Client Mounts to NFS Storage Devices
  Direct NFS Client integrates the NFS client functionality directly in the Oracle software to optimize the I/O path between Oracle and the NFS server. This integration can provide significant performance improvements.