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Re: The cheapest hardware for real RAC

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:43:27 -0700
Message-ID: <1152305011.573875@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


Steve Howard wrote:

> DA Morgan wrote:

>> Mladen Gogala wrote:
>>
>>> What was the problem with the FireWire?
>> Try building a 3 or 4 node cluster. ;-)
>> --
>> Daniel A. Morgan
>> University of Washington
>> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>> (replace x with u to respond)
>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
>> www.psoug.org
> 
> I mentioned this a couple of months ago, but perhaps you have forgotten
> ;-).  I built a three node *test* RAC...with firewire.

I recall that but it is not a supported configuration. The 'Subject', above, clearly states "real RAC" and as I recall what you did is not. BTW: Can you demonstrate fencing with it? Can you get a node to shoot itself in the head? Does it connection load balance?

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Fri Jul 07 2006 - 15:43:27 CDT

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