Re: Ever attempted to implement 9i RAC *at home* ?

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 12:47:14 -0000
Message-ID: <3c0b7457$0$8511$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Sri" <monsri_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:6425692a.0112030356.4471ec6c_at_posting.google.com...
> I found that RAC is certified on an Intel configuration
> with a Compaq ProLiant DL580R01 with a PIII Xeon 700Mhz,
> using SuSE 7.2 with an upgraded kernel to 2.4.4-12 and
> LVM... But is such a machine necessary ?
>
> I can afford SuSE with the upgraded kernel, I can get
> Oracle 9i for Linux but I do not intend to purchase
> a ProLiant server just for the fun of it (I'm not even
> sure I would have room enough in my flat to install it,
> without talking about the money...) !

Oh DL580's aren't that big if you buy the rack mount version......

Seriously though RAC isn't really for the trying at home school. You will need a system that supports the shared disk architecture for RAC. These won't come cheap. Received on Mon Dec 03 2001 - 06:47:14 CST