X-list: oracle-l Return-Path: Subject: Re: Cluster file systems versus raw devices in Oracle RAC From: Maimon Oded Message-id: afc75c420512291042k4c20c93amd13b7951bfa02505@mail.gmail.com Date: 2005-12-29 19:42:32 i don't know what is StorageWorks Enterprise File Server Clustered Gateway, i was talking about something like NETAPP storage. On 12/29/05, Kevin Closson wrote: > > what does "NFS of CFS" mean? Exporting a CFS? Yeah, that's > being done. It's called the StorageWorks Enterprise File Server Clustered > Gateway > by HP. Up to 16 nodes of scalable NFS with transparent NFS client failover > in the > event a NAS head should fail. And when I say transparent, I mean it. > Oracle > CRS, and database processes have no idea that the NAS head serviing up > their > files has died. Not exactly the typical filer experience. Yeah, I know > you can "cluster" > and replicate filers. The HP EFS/CG requires no replication for this high > availability/ > scalability. Want to know how I know ? > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Maimon Oded > *Sent:* Thursday, December 29, 2005 1:16 AM > *To:* oracle-l@freelists.org > *Subject:* Re: Cluster file systems versus raw devices in Oracle RAC > > i know some companies that have RAC in site license. but let's change the > discussion to something else. > > NFS of CFS? > > On 12/29/05, Kevin Closson wrote: > > > sometimes man bites dog > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org > > ] *On Behalf Of *rjamya > > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:40 PM > > *To:* tanel.poder.003@mail.ee > > *Cc:* ORACLE-L > > *Subject:* Re: Cluster file systems versus raw devices in Oracle RAC > > > > > > We are licensed for all rdbms products/options. We can use them > > whenever ... so that helps. > > > > Rjamya > > > > On 12/28/05, Tanel Põder < tanel.poder.003@mail.ee> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Kevin is right, as much as I've seen none of the site licenses have > > > had RAC > > > included, most of my customers have even had to pay for partitioning > > > extra > > > (although discounted) price. > > > > > > > > >