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The advantage of using Oracle dNFS lies within the fact that it is part of the Oracle database kernel. dNFS services all I/O to NFS storage devices. dNFS gives Oracle the ability to manage the best possible configuration, tune itself, use Oracle buffer cache, and use available resources for optimal multipath NFS data traffic I/O.
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Oracle recommends using dNFS if NFS storage devices are used so these benefits can be exploited.