Re: cost-effective, low-performance options for RAC?

From: Seth Miller <sethmiller.sm_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 12:49:23 -0500
Message-ID: <CAEueRAWmBVkRn3Ne+ciV0K1xYj1z3g7_2tGOdEwhB7D86P=c6g_at_mail.gmail.com>



Chris,

You certainly can use direct attached SAS. In fact, this is what the Oracle Database Appliance uses. You can also use network attached storage over NFS.

Seth Miller
On Mar 3, 2016 10:58 AM, "Chris King" <ckaj111_at_yahoo.ca> wrote:

> I was asked an odd question today. A customer is determined to use an
> Oracle RAC solution, and we are trying to convince them that in their case,
> this is too big a solution for what they need. In the meantime, however,
> I've been asked a few interesting questions, which I would love to have
> your feedback on.
>
> The customer's requirement is for a small database, with only 200 users
> maximum, and not concurrent users. We're not looking for high-performance
> because the database will not be heavily used.
>
> I've always used fibre connects with Oracle RAC. Is it possible to run RAC
> with something other than fibre? I've been asked if we could run RAC with a
> single SAS attached disk array.. I'm assuming not, but maybe there are
> other lower-cost RAC compatible storage and network connectivity options.
>
> May I have your feedback on this?
>
> Thanks!
> -ChrisK
>
>
>

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