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Re: add node , oracle software a bit error

From: Alex Gorbachev <ag_at_oracloid.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:51:57 -0400
Message-ID: <c2213f680707101151h597122a9sa634e01c75bb5028@mail.gmail.com>


Well, there are two groups - some believe that shared oracle homes are better from manageability and reliability and others prefer non-shared installations.

Both have their arguments and there is a third group that would say "it depends". I probably belong to the third group but lean more towards non-shared homes as a more reliable option.

On 7/10/07, Randy Johnson <randyjo_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Good tip on the shared filesystem for the oraInventory. Sharing the
> oraInventory across nodes is not a good practice in my opinion. It runs
> counter to the whole concept of redundancy in an HA configuration and RAC
> was not written to support it.

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