Before we can install the Oracle database software for the first time, we need to plan our disk layout strategy. This chapter will start by discussing Oracle’s Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) and then give some general guidelines regarding where to create your database on disk.
As I stated earlier in this book, we will see some best practices as we work through the material. This chapter is filled with best practices. If you are setting up Oracle in a production environment, you will want to follow the best practices as much as possible. For simple testbeds, it may be more desirable to just place your ...
