Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)
Oracle's Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) is the Oracle recommended, standard database layout. OFA includes three primary objectives:
OFA establishes a directory structure into which any database file can be stored. This can facilitate use of any disk resource.
OFA separates objects with different behaviors into different tablespaces.
OFA maximizes database reliability, availability, and performance by separating database components across different disk resources.
The OFA directory structure is a standard set of configuration guidelines that allow for fast, reliable Oracle databases that require the minimum maintenance.
OFA is designed to assist you, as a DBA, to do the following:
Organize a large amount ...
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