Re: oracle grid

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1095815316.62541_at_yasure>...
> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>
> > Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> >
> > [snip]> >>>
> >
> >>>>>>There is no relationship in the Oracle world between RAC and GRID. You
> >>>>>>can have RAC without GRID, GRID without RAC, both or neither.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I wonder then why Oracle includes RAC as part of their grid
> >>>>>infrastructure?
> >>>>
> >>>>Because Oracle's sales and marketing team has either:
> >>>>
> >>>>A. A very confused idea of what they are selling
> >>>>or
> >>>>B. A very confused message creating end-user confusion
> >>>>or
> >>>>C. Both
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I'm going to simultaneously agree and disagree with you Daniel!
> >>>
> >>>You *can't* have a Grid without a RAC (so Noons is right).
> >>
> >>To the best of my knowledge that is not correct. You can use the Grid
> >>control without RAC.
> >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Sigh.
> >
> > It was evident from the content of this thread that the discussion was
> > about Oracle Grid. Not Oracle's Grid Control.
> >
> > Noons Hans and I appeared to have no problem working that out...
> >
> > HJR
>
> I'm the sole American so no doubt I am clueless.

As another clueless American, I have to say an uncontrolled Grid is what you sometimes have with Grid Control. (I'm referring to the tendency to have things go off and happen unstoppably, just because you "pushed" a button. Like unwanted configurations that blow components irretrieveably, and component shutdowns that go into never-never land.) But I guess the modern way to do things is indeterminate and prone to domino, just like power delivery from under-regulated, overloaded utilities.

jg

--
@home.com is bogus.
Or is that over-regulated, under-connected? 
http://public.sempra.com/newsreleases/viewPR.cfm?PR_ID=1175&Co_Short_Nm=SDGE
http://science.howstuffworks.com/blackout.htm