Re: RAC / Database Services / Load Balancing / TAF Configuration

Yeah, I think one Opteron dual-core CPU can match 10 (ten) Sun Ultra Sparc CPU's when we're talking sheer CPU power. Might not be the case if it's a batch system.

Kevin Closson wrote:

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>>>>1. From what I understand, server-side load balancing is
>>>>set up when you configure the listeners to register with
>>>>each other
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>Please forgive if this is an ignorant question, but
>why would you plan to load balance before determining
>whether the entire load can be satisfied on a single
>node first? That is, if you take a workload that only
>demands, say, 50% of a single server and spread it
>nice, thin and evenly across several RAC nodes, you
>might not like what you see (inject sarcastic tone of
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>Let me guess, you are migrating from Unix to Linux
>and presume you will need a bunch of those "little
>Intel-compatible servers" to match what you are migrating
>from? Well, if you are migrating from a Unix box
>that is on the order of 4 or 5 years old, you could easily
>get by with a single 4-way dual-core AMD server.
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