Re: Oracle RAC newbie

From: Erik Dahle <erikda_at_ifi.uio.no>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:59:38 +0200
Message-ID: <44d88ad5$1@news.broadpark.no>

Chuck Whealton wrote:
> Soalvajav, in addition to what Dan said, by nature of single
> database/multiple instances, this implies shared storage. You'll also
> need a high speed interconnect and remember - Oracle does NOT support
> crossover cables for this, even though you can probably make them work.
> Don't use them (crossovers) for production. You'll want the
> interconnect to be operating at a minimum of 1Gb/Sec.

Can anyone actually give a good reason for why one shouldn't use a crossover cable for the interconnect in a 2-node setup? Except the support issue of course.

Erik Received on Tue Aug 08 2006 - 07:59:38 CDT