Re: AIX or W2k3 to run Cluster?

psrmc IWNLCSNTAAWD wrote:
> Anyone running 10g in a cluster environment? I'm trying to decide between
> AIX or W2K3 for my cluster. Any tips, advice, horror stories, etc..
> Appreciated. The DB is mission critical and HA is a mojor concern. The DB
> currently runs on a standalone AIX box. Typically, this would be a no
> brainer but I've heard that 10g and W2K3 play very well together.
>
> Thanks.
>
> PSRMC
By definition, from what you've written, you've ruled out Windows. Mission critical <> Windows
HA <> Windows
I can't think of a single major player in the RAC space using Windows. In fact I can't think of a single major player in the Oracle space running mission critical apps on Windows.

AIX, especially after 5.2 is one of the strongest operating systems available: Especially for running Oracle 10g RAC. Use ASM to manage raw devices and you will be trouble free ... though I would strongly urge you to look at 10gR2 rather than 10gR1. The CRS in 10gR1 was, how to say this gently, FRAGILE!

But why are you limiting yourself to only considering these two operating system choices? Why not look at RHEL and OSX/Darwin?

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