Re: shared storage solution

Actually RAC implementation can be very cheap. RAC on Oracle SE is free and does not require any extra license cost. As a shared storage you can use a low-end storage with ASM.

Michael

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Matthew Zito <mzito_at_gridapp.com> wrote:

> This is all true – for what it's worth, the closest you'll come to cheap
> is low-end iSCSI storage from Dell/Equalogic or Dell/EMC or perhaps one of
> the really low-end NetApps, or look at HP/LeftHand Networks. Don't waste
> your money on a SAN.
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> Thanks,
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> Matt
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> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Martin Berger
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:52 PM
> *To:* baojiejie_at_gmail.com
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> *Subject:* Re: shared storage solution
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> RAC and CHEAP create a great collision!
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> If you use RAC either for HA or for scaling, you are in regions where CHEAP
> will not fit.
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> So why not save the (little) money for a non-RAC, but rock solid solution?
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> What's your goal behind the idea?
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> (I don't want to offend you, I just have to fight the 'cheak' ideas of my
> management too often)
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> regards,
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> Martin
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> --
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> Martin Berger http://berx.at/
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> I am planning a cheap RAC solution based on Red hat Enterprise 4 Linux (or
> oracle unbreakable Linux) .
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> I get some hints from Jeff Hunter's storage solution, but i am not sure if
> it a stable one, and also the performance?
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> Do anyone else implement such kind of "cheap" RAC setup with a very nice
> storage solution?
> What is your concern while you choose it ?
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