Database File Locations

Use this page to specify how you can create database files and where you can create them. The available options are:

• Use Common Location for All Database Files

  This option requires you to specify a new directory for the Oracle home. All the database files will be moved to this location.

• Use Oracle-Managed Files

  Select this option for Oracle to directly manage operating system files comprising an Oracle database. You can specify a default location, called a database area, for all your files. Oracle thereafter moves files to this location.

  To provide greater redundancy and fault tolerance, you can optionally click Multiplex Redo Logs and Control Files to create multiple copies of your redo and online log files.

• Use a Mapping File to Specify Location of Database Files

  Refer to the instructional text on the Database File Locations page for information.

Note: Besides file system directories, the location could also be ASM disk groups if you select the Automatic Storage Management option on the Move Database Files page.

Related Topics

Overview of the Database Upgrade Assistant

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