Re: "In search of a mythical beast," Clusterd, raid, filesystem

On 2006-04-20, Andreas Sheriff <spamcontrol_at_iion.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a client who has two disparate disk arrays that can't talk to each
> other.
> I'd like to have a shared Oracle home using a clustered filesystem, but, to
> my knowledge, I cannot find a compatible clustered filesystem that offers
> redundancy in case one of the arrays becomes a door stop.

        Why not just use Linux LVM the same way you're using ASM as an lvm?

>
> Does anyone know of any clustered filesystem that can provide redundancy
> through two disparate disk arrays?
>
> Here are some specifics:
>
> The database is 10gR2 SE RAC base installation (no patches yet).
> The OS is Redhat EE U3, 64 bit, SMP (1 dual core Xeon), 8 gigs of memory..
> Database files are handled by ASM using disks from each array.
> The two disk arrays are connected via iSCSI.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> PS: I *really* love the fact that 10gR2 allows you to configure mirrored
> copies of the OCR and voting disks during installation.

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