Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 31320 invoked from network); 7 Dec 2007 01:18:19 -0600 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by 69.64.49.119 with SMTP; 7 Dec 2007 01:18:19 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 256C07D2D26; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:18:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 32571-04; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:18:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 924167D2E2D; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:18:18 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:16:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 2494B7D1DFB for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:16:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 31918-06 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:16:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.186]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id D2F8D7D2E1C for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:16:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b22so546169rvf for ; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:16:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=PbPDHvsyHZywjOl5cRM/7o4PJGDxcqXOkpLZJYib7w0=; b=LiB4SsDBujR+Fmoh8LZRrPWFEMKespNUX3n8osKwXlZqrBtQReUg+VSgSL10HC2k47OICbCKmCIz0MBHbklyqvf+FmxiN6OpUuSMVAwESKcl55dJPX1mIwPZF++/VaMBMSkTL7phEVaeZhbxAJD8lRoiRTWot2W1mEKn8ngmhjY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=t94flP8taZhlDatm3vuuo6+POs7VrsEA4d5q5dscF1XvbrqCiD/ZcAnJxoOMy8KZcSOnXHYifMXIqlhzKk6OhSIfpqk9g8tBTtq+xqAZswnB/JD+beAp9ssQFKaAcgGCX/PnXKaj+B+TO9f7Fgt2Yu1bIl64hZLf4Ly8Asl0r6I= Received: by 10.142.217.17 with SMTP id p17mr2052528wfg.1197011768938; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:16:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.213.15 with HTTP; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 23:16:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:16:08 -0500 From: "Pedro Espinoza" To: VIVEK_SHARMA@infosys.com, Oracle-l Subject: Re: Cluster File System Versus ASM for RAC Deployment in Production?... Pros & Cons In-Reply-To: <69E1360E54B50C4A828A136C158E4742036A4E7536@BLRKECMBX02.ad.infosys.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline References: <69E1360E54B50C4A828A136C158E4742036A4E7514@BLRKECMBX02.ad.infosys.com> <69E1360E54B50C4A828A136C158E4742036A4E751B@BLRKECMBX02.ad.infosys.com> <69E1360E54B50C4A828A136C158E4742036A4E7536@BLRKECMBX02.ad.infosys.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 98c9abfddc670858 X-archive-position: 3774 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: raindoctor@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-to: raindoctor@gmail.com List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at localhost.localdomain Any new thing requires training. Big shops tend to use cluster file systems such as VCS for many other things like nfs, besides rac. So, if there is an expertise in VCS, and if they dont care much abt licensing costs, go ahead and use vcs. > Additionally does ASM administration need additional Skill Set / Training > versus administration on Cluster File System(CFS), for RAC? > > If so, in what context? -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l