Re: Parrallel Server Question

From: Pete Sharman <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com>
Date: 8 Nov 2002 09:58:24 -0800
Message-ID: <aqgu0002ei9@drn.newsguy.com>

In article <3DCABEC6.B35FE02A_at_peasland.com>, Brian says...
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>> Is RAC the 'replacement' for 9i parrallel server?
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>Yes. OPS was renamed RAC for the 9i release.

Well there's a bit more to it than that! Actually, lots more.

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>Stay with Standby since your downtime window of 1 hour is acceptable.
>This will keep complexity lower, which also keeping your hardware
>expenses down. Your boss will love it!!
>
>Cheers,
>Brian

Standby (or DataGuard in 9i) doesn't provide the best way of handling machine failure. From the OP question, I assumed they had a cluster which they could use OS failover for. That plus standby gives them the total picture.

HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements; Received on Fri Nov 08 2002 - 11:58:24 CST