O/S Platform

Storage Choice for DB Files

Storage Choice for CRS Files

AIX

- Cluster file system using GPFS for AIX

- Automatic Storage Management

- Raw logical volumes using HACMP

- Cluster file system using GPFS

- Raw logical volumes using HACMP

(NOTE: If you are not using HACMP, you must use a GPFS file system to store the Oracle CRS files)

HP-UX

- Automatic Storage Management

- Shared logical volumes using HP ServiceGuard Ext for RAC and LVM

- Raw partitions

(You must use either your own startup script or a Serviceguard package to activate new or existing volume groups that contain only database files)

- Shared logical volumes using HP Serviceguard Extensions for RAC and Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

- Raw partitions

(You do not need to create a Serviceguard package to activate the volume group that contains the Oracle CRS files)

HP Tru64 UNIX

- Cluster File System with TruCluster V5.1B

- Automatic Storage Management

- Logical Storage Manager with TruCluster V5.1B

- Raw partitions

- Cluster File System with TruCluster V5.1B

- Logical Storage Manager with TruCluster V5.1B

- Raw partitions