Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
The following table shows the storage options supported for Oracle Grid Infrastructure binaries and files:
Table 6-1 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
| Storage Option | OCR and Voting Files | Oracle Clusterware Binaries | Oracle RAC Database Binaries | Oracle RAC Database Data Files | Oracle RAC Database Recovery Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) Note: Loopback devices are not supported for use with Oracle ASM |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) and later |
Yes for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) and later |
|
Local file system |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
OCFS2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Network file system (NFS) on a certified network-attached storage (NAS) filer Note: Direct NFS Client does not support Oracle Clusterware files |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Direct-attached storage (DAS) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Shared disk partitions (block devices or raw devices) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Guidelines for Storage Options
Use the following guidelines when choosing storage options:
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You can choose any combination of the supported storage options for each file type provided that you satisfy all requirements listed for the chosen storage options.
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You can use Oracle ASM or shared file system to store Oracle Clusterware files.
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Direct use of raw or block devices is not supported. You can only use raw or block devices under Oracle ASM.
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