There are a number of gotchas, but if you are aware of them and configure your system appropriately, Net App is a cost-effective proposition.
Unlike DAS, it does require DBA/Sysadmins to address issues they did not have to before, especially MB/s, packets, jumbo frames, trunking, auto-negotiate, etc, etc. And be prepared for it to gobble up your CPU cycles. And dont' think about connecting older hardware/OS to it - it will work because of generic NFS, but it will be inconvenient to put it mildly. Gigabit connection should be minimal requirement. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 3:14 AM > We use the net apps for a number of instances as well. I'm would not > recommend them for an IO intensive application. If you are using a 100 > Mb connection your max aggregate throughput will be about 6MB per > second, which is very bad. Try performing backups over this. If you do > use them, gigabit connections are mandatory. The net app docs walk you > through the recommended setup (hard upd mount points with a set of > mirrored red logs local). > > Regards, > > -Daniel > > -- > Daniel Harron > Database Management > IPsoft, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ip-soft.net/ > Phone: 888.IPSOFT8 > Fax: 801.681.7664 > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Daniel Harron > 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.net -- Author: Binley Lim 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).
