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Re: Netapp filer....Are they worth it????

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 10:02:38 -0800
Message-ID: <1078336924.285485@yasure>


Brian Peasland wrote:

>>>I wouldn't use NetApp for an Oracle database. I've only heard one guy
>>>say that it worked great.
>>
>>That guy being Tom Kyte? My understanding is that NetApp is running
>>asktom.oracle.com and most of Oracle Corporation itself.

>
>
> Nope. Don't remember his name, but it wasn't Tom.
>
>
>>>2. Network glitches killed the database since it find the database
>>>datafiles.
>>
>>Haven't seen this once with the current breed of NetApp hardware. My
>>guess is the experience was from some years back.

>
>
> Admittedly, my knowledge of the NetApp hardware is not of the current
> offerings. Hopefully they've changed for the better. It sounds like they
> have.
>
>
>>Oh ... and unless that 'one guy' is me ... make it two guys.

>
>
> I'll make it two now.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Brian

NetApp has improved very dramatically in recent years. Very very dramatically.

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