Should FRA be placed in SAN/NAS?

DB Version:10g2 and up
OS: AIX 6.1, Solaris 10
We are configuring RMAN for few of our databases (around 1.5 TB each). Two questions:
1.Should FRA(or non-FRA backup location) be configured in a non-AIX filesystem like SAN/NAS? Is this the standard practice?
2. For DB Storage;which is better , SAN or NAS?

Hi J.Kiechle,
1.Should FRA(or non-FRA backup location) be configured in a non-AIX filesystem like SAN/NAS? Is this the standard practice?It depends on the size of your database and your backup strategy. If it all fits on your internal disks.. why not. But you should also consider long term.
2. For DB Storage;which is better , SAN or NAS?It depends on your storage capacity and performance requirements.
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