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Storage plays an essential role in the Oracle Linux KVM implementation. The storage dictates the type of cluster: shared or local. Shared storage is the more common cluster, enabling features such as HA and migration. For enterprise-level Oracle environments running on PowerFlex, Dell Technologies recommends creating storage domains on PowerFlex using the SDC. The process for doing so follows next.