Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 7 October 97
| Multiple Instances on different nodes share a single physical database |
| The data is accessed by all nodes through a parallel file subsystem |
| All instances have common data & controls files and their individual log files |
| All instances can simultaneously execute transactions against the single database, and each instance can have multiple users executing transactions |
| Data is kept consistent using PCM Technology |
| Implemented by the Distributed Lock Manager |