SAP recommends that you store the files of the database system on different physical disks. In this example, the control file is mirrored twice:

Disk no.: |
Directory |
Contents of directory |
Disk 1: |
origlogA |
Online redo log files from the first and third group (Set A) |
Disk 2: |
origlogB |
Online redo log files from the second and fourth group (Set B) |
Disk 3: |
mirrorlogA |
Mirrored online redo log files from the first and third group (Set A) |
Disk 4: |
mirrorlogB |
Mirrored online redo log files from the second and fourth group (Set B) |
Disk 5: |
sapdata1 |
Database files, mirror of the control file |
Disk 6: |
sapdata2 |
Database files, mirror of the control file |
Disk 7: |
sapdata<n> |
Other database files in sapdata3 up to sapdata<n> , each on separate disks when possible |
A disk assignment like the one described above is essential for reliable database operations. For performance reasons, distribute the online redo log groups to four disks.