Organizing Disk Storage 

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.