We have a customer running 2 x 8.1.7 and 2 x 9.x oracle databases on a F820.
In addition they are running 1 x informix, 1 x MSSQL2K and 1 x domino database on the same filer.
No problem at all.
Oracle supports UNC path for filenames, so you don't even have to map the drive.
The customer has never complained about performance.
 
If you don't like UNCpaths, you probable should consider iSCSI.
You will get a drive that windows treats like a local drive and performance might be a bit higher.
 
 
Victor
-----Original Message-----
From: Dirk Seidel [mailto:dirk@seidel-pb.de]
Sent: 26. februar 2004 00:42
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Oracle on CIFS?

Hi out there,
 
has any one experiences with running oracle on a Windows Server on CIFS? You don't find many documents about it on the Netapps Site. All the whitepapers concerning Windows and Oracle are about SAN.
What are the pros / cons and limitations of running Oracle on a CIFS Share?
 
Thank You!
 
Dirk