Re: What is 'Shared Disk (Oracle)' and 'Shared Nothing(DB2)' ?

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:16:57 -0000
Message-ID: <3c67e06e$0$8511$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

Marks given you a good explanation. My understanding is that the mainframe version of db2 also uses a shared disk architecture whilst the implentation on other hradware doesn't. you can check this on a db2 newsgroup.

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Niall Litchfield
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"Krist" <xtanto_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,

>

> I read that DB2 is based on 'Shared Nothing' approach while Oracle is

> using 'Shared Disk'.

>

> Could somebody please explain : What do they mean ?

>

> Thanks,

> Krist

Received on Mon Feb 11 2002 - 09:16:57 CST