Is anyone currently running >Intel based machines running Linux cluster and run > RAC on it.
I'd be interested in performance and reliability. Thanks in advanced. -Lizz --- "Ji, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis, > > True, a 2/3 node clusters ain't that cheap. But to > achieve high > availability > the other choice is to buy a high end server like > Sun E10k or the newer > ones. And I think the 2/3 node clusters are cheap > compare to those big > iron boxes and you get a very good availability and > scalability from > clusters. > I think that's the selling point of RAC. You can > cluster bunch of cheaper > Intel based machines running Linux cluster and run > RAC on it. > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:44 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Glenn - I have a question you could ask. Oracle > talks about how RAC will > allow Oracle to make better use of cheap computers. > To me the weak point is > how much bandwidth you have between the nodes. If > you have a gigabit fiber > optic connection between the nodes, it might work > well, but suppose you have > a shared LAN? To me, RAC would work quite nicely in > a clustered server, but > then we've strolled away from cheap, haven't we? > This point is keeping my > hardware people from buying into the concept. > � > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 10:04 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I am visiting Oracle next week and will be getting a > dog-and-pony show on > Oracle 9i and RAC (Real Application Clusters). Does > anyone have any > experience or comments on this product/technology? > Can you suggest some > burning questions I can pose to Oracle when we get > the demos? This is a > technical overview and we will be seeing conversions > (Apps and non-Apps > environments) as well as failure scenarios. > > Any advice/comments are welcome. Thanks. > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Glenn Travis > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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: Ji, Richard > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Lizz Pena INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
