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PS -- You're right. They're not. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Baumgartel [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:48 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Seeking opinions > > Hi everyone. > > I'm currently working at a client where the OFA standard has been (as > they put it) "taken to the next level". I disagree with their > approach, and I'd be interested to see what list members think. > > The client believes that any DBA (there are about 16 on staff) should > be able to locate data files in any database without querying the data. > To this end, mount points are named both /unnn (e.g., /u001) and /annn > (e.g., /a001). "System" datafiles (system, temp, rollback tablespaces) > go only on the /unnn mount points, and in particular, datafiles for > certain tablespaces must go on certain mount points--for instance > rollback tablespace files always go on /u004. > > "User" datafiles are allowed on /a001 and /a002, tables and indexes, > respectively. > > To my mind, this standard changes the Optimal Flexible Architecture to > the Sub-optimal Inflexible Architecture, and all just to avoid a data > dictionary query. What do you think? > > Thanks, > > > > ===== > Paul Baumgartel, Adept Computer Associates, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover > http://greetings.yahoo.com/ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Paul Baumgartel > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
