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
• Setting Up a Disk Group
• Creating a Disk Group for a Database
• Adding Disks to a Disk Group
• Selecting a Volume Layout
• Creating a Volume
• Creating a Volume Set
• Adding a Volume to a Volume Set
• File System Creation Guidelines
• Creating a VxFS File System
• Mounting a File System
• Unmounting a File System
• Understanding Fragmentation
• Resizing a File System