Recommendations for Infa/DAC repository databases?

Hi Guys,
Looking for any recommendations on how to setup an 11g database instance for Informatica/DAC repository and domain databases.
Looking for init.ora recommendations, memory settings, block size or any other tuning that people have found helpful.
I have the guidelines from Oracle for the DataWarehouse, but looking for anything specific to DAC/Informatica.
Thanks!!!

Please check below documents (not specific to 11g but helps) from support.oracle.com
781927.1
1287167.1

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I am starting a new installation... I've got the install pdf from Oracle site and also the SRSP for OBI Apps...
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Oracle App Server includes Oracle Database to store repository. It announce that this database does not require separate license intil it used only as repository.
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Apps server infrastructure server - This is the part of the application server that contains the need for a Oracle database server. It is used for the meta data repository.
A part from the Toplink ed all Application server licenses include the following restricted use license +"The Oracle Database is provided for use with iAS Infrastructure for storing product metadata. Storing any other data in the Oracle9iAS Infrastructure database requires a full use license of the Oracle Database. "+ Thus you do not need a separate database license.
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However that is a totally different can of worms when it comes to licensing.
Remember that your infrastructure server requires a App server license. Just which one depends on what you are doing.
If you give more details I can offer advice. Will need to know server and apps component info.
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WebCache is a product that would be nice to split onto a separate server BUT Oracle AS license scheme does not make it cost effective. A point i have been making to Oracle for years :0 .
WebCache servers require their own App server license.
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Document "Oracle® Database Licensing Information / 10g Release 2 (10.2)" [Part Number B14199-10] discusses the restricted use license of database for grid control repository and rman repository use.
nfrastructure Repository Databases A separate Oracle Database can be installed and used as a Recovery Manager (RMAN) repository without additional license requirements, provided that all the Oracle databases managed in this repository are correctly licensed. This repository database may also be used for the Oracle Enterprise Grid Control repository. It may not be used or deployed for other uses.
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This is the reply I received from release
management:
If they have deployed an EE edition of the database
as an OEM repository, and then want to protect that
with RAC or Data Guard, or make more Secure with ASO
or Database Vault, or indeed get any of the
additional benefits any of the options provide, then
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Let me know if that is still not clear, and I'll go
back again.Thanks.
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