Planning file system design

Last published : Jun 11, 2026
The following recommendations ensure an optimal file system design for databases:
  • Create separate file systems for Oracle RAC binaries, data, redo logs, and archive logs. This ensures that recovery data is available if you encounter problems with database data files storage.
  • Always place archived logs on CFS file systems rather then local file systems.
  • For SF Oracle RAC: If using VxVM mirroring, use ODM with CFS for better performance. ODM with SmartSync enables faster recovery of mirrored volumes using Oracle resilvering.