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It is possible to use raw devices as data files and what is the advantages over file. system files ?

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296. It is possible to use raw devices as data files and what is the advantages over file. system files ?

Yes. The advantages over file system files.
I/O will be improved because Oracle is bye-passing the kernnel which writing into disk. Disk Corruption will be very less.

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