The Oracle OFA standard specifies a standardized directory structure for Oracle databases on Windows. It recommends placing Oracle binaries, administration files, and database files on separate logical drives or partitions for optimal performance. Key aspects of the OFA standard include separate directories for binaries, administration files, redo logs, control files, and tablespace datafiles located on different logical drives.

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Answer: The Oracle OFA standard is very important, even for small Windows
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servers, and it's critical to use OFA to keep all data files in a standard location.
See this link for a full copy of Oracle's Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) standard.
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C:oracle --First logical drive
ora10 --Oracle home
bin --Subtree for Oracle binaries
network --Subtree for Oracle Net
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admin --Subtree for database administration files
Emergency 911 prod --Subtree for prod database administration files
RAC Support adhoc --Ad hoc SQL scripts
Apps Support adump --Audit files
Analysis bdump --Background process trace files
Design cdump --Core dump files
Implementation create --Database creation files
Oracle Support exp --Database export files
pfile --Initialization parameter file
udump --User SQL trace files
F:oracle --Second logical drive (two physical drives, striped)
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oradata --Subtree for Oracle Database files
Security
prod --Subtree for prod database files
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redo01.log --Redo log file group one, member one
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redo02.log --Redo log file group two, member one
Monitoring redo03.log --Redo log file group three, member one
Remote support G:oracle --Third logical drive (RAID level 5 configuration)
Remote plans oradata --Subtree for Oracle Database files
Remote services prod --Subtree for prod database files
Application Server control01.ctl --Control file 1
Applications indx01.dbf --Index tablespace datafile
Oracle Forms rbs01.dbf --Rollback tablespace datafile
Oracle Portal system01.dbf --System tablespace datafile
App Upgrades temp01.dbf --Temporary tablespace datafile
SQL Server users01.dbf --Users tablespace datafile
Oracle Concepts H:oracle --Fourth logical drive
Sof tw are Support oradata --Subtree for Oracle Database files
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prod --Subtree for prod database files
Development
control02.ctl --Control file 2
Implementation
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