Re: RAC High End Scalability?

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:03:52 -0000
Message-ID: <3e534879$0$11366$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"JustAnotherDBA" <jadba_at_bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:asC4a.113763$JY6.100052_at_fe02.atl2.webusenet.com...

> The setup for sql server clustering seems to be the bigger problem to me.
>
> I could be wrong, but doesn't the sql server clustering require actually
> splitting data into different copies for each node and then merging the
data
> with a view ?
>
> Who in their right mind would implement something like that ?
>
> It seems misleading to even allow in tpc.org benchmarks something (like
> this) that no one would put in a real production database.

But on that basis nearly all the systems, including the Oracle systems should also be rejected, who in their right mind would use a system with a MTTF measured in hours.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Wed Feb 19 2003 - 03:03:52 CST