Re: RAC Test System

"andi" <andihp_at_flashmail.com> wrote in message news:16ce60f4.0311031731.66f65b3f_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi Howard,
> Would you mind sharing your experience on how to setup RAC on single
> node by using 1 physical harddisk drive on a RH Linux 9 PC please?
> Or maybe you could refer me to any web/documentation on it.
>
> TIA,
> Andi

I'm afraid I can't, though I wish I could. I was in the middle of writing a paper about it for inclusion on www.dizwell.com. But for reasons I can't yet disclose, that paper is now on hold.

But in general terms, make friends with VMware and learn how to create raw partitions in Red Hat.

Sorry for the mystery.

Regards
HJR
>
> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:
>
> > A RAC is merely two or more instances managing the one Oracle database.
Who
> > said it had to contain more than one node?
> >
> > If you want to learn RAC, then getting two instances co-operating is the
nub
> > of the issue, regardless of the number of nodes used. You will be
wanting to
> > configure GSD, practice failover, investigate load balancing, probe the
> > networking latencies associated with the global cache service. All
do-able
> > on one node. You'll want to see what's different about backup and
recovery,
> > client networking configuration, OLTP and Warehouse issues. All do-able
on
> > one node.
> >
> > Course, if you want to learn clustering, then that's a different issue,
> > since clustering has nothing to do with RAC. But that's do-able on a
single
> > physical machine, too. You just need to virtualise your cluster
hardware.
> >
> >
> > RAC has been done with compact flash cards, firewire, USB2 drives, you
name
> > it. I've even done it with a USB key drive physically inserted in one
> > machine and NFS mounted onto the other.
> >
> > Take your pick.
> >
> > But the simplest, cheapest, most robust and repeatable testing is done
with
> > RAC on a single node. Anything you want to know about RAC (rather than
> > clustering) can be done with that setup.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Mon Nov 03 2003 - 22:37:48 CST