VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Oracle Administrator's Guide

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Setting Up Databases

This chapter describes how to use VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS File System to set up

optimal system configurations for Oracle Databases.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

◆ “Setting Up a New Database” on page 50

◆ “Setting Up a Disk Group” on page 52

◆ “Creating a Disk Group for a Database” on page 53

◆ “Adding Disks to a Disk Group” on page 56

◆ “Selecting a Volume Layout” on page 58

◆ “Creating a Volume” on page 60

◆ “Creating a Volume Set” on page 63

◆ “Adding a Volume to a Volume Set” on page 65

◆ “File System Creation Guidelines” on page 66

◆ “Creating a VxFS File System” on page 67

◆ “Mounting a File System” on page 71

◆ “Unmounting a File System” on page 74

◆ “Understanding Fragmentation” on page 76

◆ “Resizing a File System” on page 80