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Re: RAC on Linux raw - how to share raw disks

From: Dusan Bolek <pagesflames_at_usa.net>
Date: 19 May 2004 00:52:15 -0700
Message-ID: <1e8276d6.0405182352.6d028767@posting.google.com>


janik_at_pobox.sk (Jan) wrote in message news:<81511301.0405180851.64da0cfb_at_posting.google.com>...
> I have installed RAC 9i database on a single node on Linux. Database
> files are on Node1 raw devices. Now, I want to add the 2-nd node to
> the RAC. How can I access the raw devices from node2 - how to make
> these files sharable? I a beginer in Linux and till now I used
> smbmount for sharing folders, but that method will probably not be
> working for RAC.

There are several possibilities, you can for example use the Network Block Device, which make your raw devices accessible across network even for concurrent access.
However, beware! The Network Block Device isn't the simplest nor among the best documented features of Linux.

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Received on Wed May 19 2004 - 02:52:15 CDT

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