You can use OMF for Production database, especially if you are using SAME (Strip And Mirror Everything), under a single mount point, and as jrpm said, using an EMC array, you've already distributed your I/O.
Nothing wrong with OMF under this configuration.
Next I'll be hearing that if a Buffer_cache_ratio < 96% your database is performing badly.
ALTHOUGH, redo logs are a different story, YOU MUST multiplex your redo logs, don't rely on OS Mirroring, cause if you have an error writing the the log... this error is MIRRORED and you're stuffed.
OCP 8i, 9i DBA
Brisbane Australia