Bill - No experience with Procom, but a little experience with a similar unit. We use it on a test system. I would definitely try to get the faster network connection if you can. My experience is that the device can work fine, but you need to be cautious of doing tasks that require a lot of network bandwidth. For example, building multiple Oracle indexes simultaneously seemed to go incredibly slow. Now, I copy the table to real disk when I can, and build one index at a time. Much better. Assuming this is the bottleneck, then a faster connection will probably make you happier with your purchase. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 1:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello, We are looking at buying a Procom NetForce box (a Network Attached Storage solution) for running a medium-sized (500GB) Oracle data warehouse (currently, 8.1.6 on Solaris 2.7). I would appreciate any comments regarding Procom NetForce from anyone with experience, pro or con. I found several messages regarding network appliances in the archives, but none about Procom. I have some specific questions: 1) Do Procom's checkpoints integrate in any way with Oracle backup and recovery, or are they useless if Oracle needs to stay up 24x7? 2) How well does their java-based administration GUI work? Are there any system adminstration tasks not included in this tool? 3) Are there any helpful Procom utilities for fast Oracle data transfer among different Oracle instances sharing the same Procom box, or do you still need to use an Oracle-based solution (replication, transportable tablespaces, etc)? 4) Is a gigabit ethernet connection between the Oracle server and Procomm box essential? Any performance measures? 5) Is it best to install Oracle_Home, redo logs, system and rollback tablespaces, and control files on the local Oracle server, and use the Procom box for all other index and data tablespaces? Any other advice or comments is appreciated. Thanks to any responders. Bill Becker - Marshfield Clinic - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Bill Becker INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
