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Re: Oracle RAC and Oracle Cluster File System?!

From: JZ <ibm_97_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Jun 2003 11:25:54 -0700
Message-ID: <10bc841c.0306231025.3c3c9ade@posting.google.com>


Thanks a lot. We'll give a try.

"Antoine BRUNEL" <antoinebrunel/yahoo.fr> wrote in message news:<3ef21c76$0$27297$79c14f64_at_nan-newsreader-03.noos.net>...
> Hi from Paris
>
> OCFS is a file system module, which is able to mount partitions from a
> shared SAN.
>
> 1 .So of course, you will have to install this module on any node attached
> to the bay, and which need to access shared partitions.
>
> 2. of course too !! this is the objective !! you can mount partitions on any
> number of nodes attached to the bay, and so add nodes to your RAC.
>
> At the moment, it is not supported to install Oracle binaries on a shared
> partition (just like we do on Tru64 and CFS) mounted with OCFS, but it
> should be possible with RDBMS 10.
>
>
> "JZ" <ibm_97_at_yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:10bc841c.0306171023.42928aef_at_posting.google.com...
> > Hi, all:
> >
> > We try to do some testing on Oracle RAC for Linux on Oracle Cluster
> > File System(OCFS). Since the doc from oracle is not very clear.
> > Here're some of my questions:
> >
> > For 2 nodes environment: Node a and node b.
> >
> > 1. Which nodes(s) do we have to install OCFS into? 'cause OCFS doesn't
> > support Oracle software, I think we can install OCFS on both node a
> > and node b, so part of their local drives (with OCFS) can be shared by
> > Oracle RAC. Is this right?
> >
> > 2. Can we not use an external storage? Like: add node c (probably a
> > Linux PC), installed OCFS in it and install Oracle software in node a
> > and node. Is this possible?
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
Received on Mon Jun 23 2003 - 13:25:54 CDT

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