Re: Recommended hardware for cluster on NT

Depends on how you want to handle the failover. Are you planning on using Oracle FailSafe or Oracle Parallel Server? I would first make that decision, and then contact Support to ensure the hardware is a supported config for whatever you end up deciding on.

HTH. Pete

Michael Keppler wrote:

> Hello everybody !
>
> We want to build a cluster (of actually 2 computers) sharing one drive
> subsystem to achive security against hardware failures. We would prefer
> NT because there are some other selfmade business applications running
> on Windows, they should run on the same machines.
> What hardware would you prefer ? I mean, are there some general
> differences between compaq and hp computers for instance?
> At the moment our database is running on a P2-350, 512 MB, 14 GB RAID5
> (but this computer is really to slow to handle it for a longer time). I
> think, in the next two years we will need about 5 to 8 times more
> computing power.
> What (Oracle and NT) licences are needed for such an installation ?
>
> Ciao and Thanks, Michael.
>
> --
> Michael Keppler, MCSE, MCP+I
> IT logic GbR
> Michael.Keppler_at_gmx.de

Received on Wed Nov 17 1999 - 02:36:47 CST