Re: Oracle RAC Installation

joe d wrote:
> Although 10g RAC on Windows is one of the few I've not yet configured,
> personal experience and others I've spoken with have met with little
> long-term success running any version of RAC on Windows in a production
> environments. Even Linux (RedHat 2.1 for sure) has been a little hokey.
> For best results go with Unix brands and clustering technologies from
> well known vendors. If cost is driving your Windows decision then give
> a recent Linux version a shot. But RAC + Windows could very well equal
> a lot of frustration and lost time. Replies with Win/RAC success please
> feel free to share.
>
> Gook luck,
> -joe
>
> Rank Bishop wrote:

>> Has anyone ever done an install of Real Application Clusters on Windows
>> 2000? I'd like to know what software I need (is Oracle Enterprise
>> Edition enough?). and how to install it. What are the differents
>> bettwen Oracle RAC and Oracle Fail Save ?. Do I need Oracle Fail Safe
>> if I have a Oracle RAC installation ?.
>>
>> Thanks.

Please do not top post.

I concur. My experience has been that failover with RAC on Windows can be in the range of 30 seconds whereas failover with RAC on RedHat Linux AS (3 or 4) is generally subsecond on the exact same hardware. Your mileage may vary.

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