Re: RAC/how should i store oracle files on a SAN

Moe wrote:
> Well it's more reads then writes. I say it's somewhere in between OLTP
> and Warehouse more toward OLTP.
> Do you recommend using ASM with hardware RAID? otherise i'll just use
> linux ext3 on my SAN RAIDS.
> What would you go for?
>
> Thanks
>
> Moe

Recommend not using RAID5 unless on an Apple XServe RAID. Recommend using ASM with hardware RAID.

There is a white paper on the PSOUG web site, www.psoug.org that will give you a way to gain experience with ASM on any machine. Assume your first few attempts with ASM will be a learning experience.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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