Owner's Manual

64 Configuring Database Storage on the Host
Configuring Database Storage Using ext3 File
System for Single Node Only
If you have additional storage device, perform the following steps:
1 Log in as root .
2 Ty p e :
cd /opt/oracle
$> cd <ORACLE_BASE> ,
where <ORACLE_BASE> is similar to /u01/app/oracle .
3 Enter: mkdir oradata recovery
Use the fdisk utility to create a partition where you want to store your
database files.
For example:
Emcpowera1 , if your storage device is emcpowera.
Use the fdisk utility to create a partition where you want to store your
recovery files.
For example:
emcpowerb1 , if your storage device is emcpowerb.
4 Verify the new partition by typing:
cat /proc/partitions
If you do not detect the new partition, type:
sfdisk -R /dev/emcpowera
sfdisk -R /dev/emcpowerb
5 Ty p e :
mke2fs -j /dev/emcpowera1
mke2fs -j /dev/emcpowerb1
6 Edit the /etc/fstab file for the newly created file system by adding entries
such as:
/dev/emcpowera1 <ORACLE_BASE>/oradata ext3
defaults 1 2
,
where <ORACLE_BASE> is similar to /u01/app/oracle
7 Ty p e :
chown -R oracle.dba oradata recovery
/dev/emcpowerb1 <ORACLE_BASE>/recovery ext3
defaults 1 2
,
where <ORACLE_BASE> is similar to /u01/app/oracle
8 Ty p e :
mount /dev/emcpowera1 <ORACLE_BASE>/oradata
mount /dev/emcpowerb1 <ORACLE_BASE>/recovery