Re: RAC over NFS

From: Hans Forbrich <hforbric_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:27:27 GMT
Message-ID: <4032873B.66C0396D@yahoo.net>

NorwoodThree wrote:
>
> Possible: Yes
> Recommended: No
>
> The leading filer vendor seems to be Network Appliance as far as
> Oracle as concerned. As someone who has implemented large data
> warehouses on Network Appliance, I cannot stress enough that this
> solution should NOT be considered.
>
> It was extremely painful to get any "oomph" outta that thing, even
> with Network Appliance consultants (and eventually Oracle intervened).
> By the time we had it all going, the company I worked for could have
> ordered a SAN like I originally requested. And I hated the final
> architecture. I no longer work at that company...way too painful.
>
> My .02

Totally agree. This might be acceptable in a LAB but NOT in a production environment.

/Hans Received on Tue Feb 17 2004 - 15:27:27 CST