Re: Oracle 10g RAC Windows

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:32:51 -0700
Message-ID: <1162074768.350628@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

Markus Barth wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> my hardware is as mentioned a HP-MSA 1000 and two HP DL-380 machines - 
> nothig special. I've read the available documentation and started with ASM - 
> After the update from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.2 no communication with the ASM is 
> possible - When using 10.2.0.1 - I can't restart the nodes because crs 
> service crashes the machines - this bug is documented at metalink - the 
> problem is - I have to use Windows. Do you know someone who has a running 
> RAC system using windows?
> 
> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
> news:1162058532.833978_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...

>> Markus Barth wrote:
>>> I want to install a 2 node cluster under Windows 2003 R2 using
>>> HP-hardware (MSA1000) - I've tried
>>> 10.2.0.1, 10.2.02 and Patch 9 - everytime the db-installation process
>>> (dbca) ends with
>>> PRKR-1008 - tried ASM and OCFS.
>>> Installation on a non US-configured Windows will always fail in netca -
>>> Is there someone who has a
>>> working configuraton? Which software version and patches were used?
>>>
>>> thanks
>> I agree with Laurenz that Windows is a lousy platform for RAC. But then
>> I think it a lousy platform period so this should be no surprise.
>>
>> What strikes me is that you didn't mention anything about your hardware
>> and most RAC cluster builds fail due to improper hardware. What is your
>> shared storage solution?
>>
>> And if your answer is: "I shared out the C drive" you get one black mark
>> for not reading the Concepts doc.
>>
>> Shared storage means RAW (w/wo ASM) and or a CFS. And if you are using
>> SE rather than EE your only supported choice is ASM.
>> --
>> 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

Please don't top post. Scroll to the bottom to reply.

I know several corporations that use Windows. I know only one not actively working on moving to Linux and there due to politics ... not technology.

If you are following Oracle's instruction you using CLUVFY. What is it reporting at each installation step?

-- 
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 Sat Oct 28 2006 - 17:32:51 CDT