RE: The cheapest hardware for real RAC

I would suggest you firstly have a look at the minimum requirements for RAC if you can't use the Firewire.

On Metalink the RAC Technologies Matrix for Linux Clusters states that you need to use Fibre channel, SCSI or iSCSI so I assume that whatever you can get as a storage box that will support one of those is going to work. The quality of the implementation on that box will determine if it works successfully but for a testing server it will probably be a goer  

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From: Ranko Mosic [mailto:ranko.mosic_at_gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 7 July 2006 12:33 PM
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Subject: Re: The cheapest hardware for real RAC  

Purpose is testing/education.  

Regards, Ranko.  

On 7/6/06, Peter McLarty <Peter_McLarty_at_technologyonecorp.com> wrote:

Hi  

What is the purpose? Is the cheap for a test bed or do is this a production environment.  

I certainly wouldn't be looking for the cheapest for a RAC production environment  

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org <mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org> ] On Behalf Of Ranko Mosic
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Subject: The cheapest hardware for real RAC  

Hi List,

I am looking for recommendations on which storage hardware to purchase. I want to connect 2 white box PC's ( which I have ) and storage hardware ( which I don't have yet) into RAC ready config.

( I tried Firewire thing, didn't work; VMware works, but is only simulation).

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