"JEDIDIAH" <jedi_at_nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
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> 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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To my knowledge, neither LVM nor LVM2 not communicate betwixt-nodes. One
will step on the toes of the other.
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Andreas
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