Re: Looking for suggestions regarding cluster filesystems for linux

From: Fergal Taheny <ftaheny_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:24:19 +0100
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Hi Mark,
Not so sure about that. I think acfs is free if you have standard or enterprise database license.

I think its for sale separately for customers who just want a clustered filesystem and don't have a database license.

Regards,
Fergal
On 6 Oct 2011 01:35, "Mark Burgess" <mburgess_nz_at_yahoo.co.nz> wrote:
> Freek,
>
> correct - its a product on the Oracle store and looks like it requires
license to use outside anything listed in the restricted license doc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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> Mark,
>
> Is ACFS not separately licenced?
> The restricted use limitations are a little bit vague
>
>

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/license.112/e10594/editions.htm#sthref192
>
> "A restricted use license to use Oracle Cloud File System is included with
all editions of the database specifically for storing Oracle Database-related configuration files, including Oracle Database software binaries and homes, Oracle Database software administrative files, and Oracle Database software diagnostic files. Customers wishing to store their own data files, or non-Oracle Database software files including data files, binaries, administrative files, and diagnostic files, in Oracle Cloud File System must separately license Oracle Cloud File System."
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>
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> Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions regarding cluster filesystems for
linux
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> Hi Maureen,
>
> depending on the version you have you could look at using ACFS as a shared
location across the cluster.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
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