Re: Oracle 9i RAC vs Hardware clustering (like HACMP)

From: Hans Forbrich <news.hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:12:50 GMT
Message-ID: <Sfvdd.21988$cr4.16637@edtnps84>

DA Morgan wrote:

> Incorrect. IBM is selling a lot of their hardware into shops with NetApp
> and there is no need to purchase anything else: Even with 9i. And you
> don't need to pay $1 for a RAC option.
>
> Feel free to contact Thomas Reich (tjreich_at_us.ibm.com) or David Foushee
> (dfoushee_at_us.ibm.com) to find out more about IBM with NetApp.
>
> So while commodity hardware like HP and Dell with Linux are nice ...
> they are not necessary to achieve a huge financial benefit.
>

I understand Dusan's concern, as certify states 9i/RAC on AIX 5L is 'certified with' HACMP, and the wording implies HACMP (or PSSP) is a prerequisite.

Daniel,

Are you saying that HACMP is not required with Oracle9i RAC when using NetApp Filers? (Since NetApp provides the supported variant on NFS, that does make sense.)

/Hans Received on Wed Oct 20 2004 - 10:12:50 CDT