Re: oracle 10g grid

From: Pedro Lopes <pedro.lopes_at_netvisao.pt>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:00:20 +0000
Message-ID: <newscache$lw42dj$jhb$1@newsfront4.netvisao.pt>

Steve Robin wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Is this grid technology and RAC is somehow quite same. Because in RAC
> is good when we have so many server as well as according to grid it
> uses the shared data among many servers.
> Infact somehow grid is better because in RAC only one query is handle
> by one server but in grid, the result will be fetch by all servers if
> they have it's output in their sga.
> I understand features of 10g but what is grid is confusing to me.
> I know it is stupid question for some of you. Please clear my this
> doubt.
>
> Thanks
>

A -Enterprise Grid - in Oracle related technology means :

Storage    Grid : Automatic Storage Management
Database   Grid : RAC
Middleware Grid : Application Server Farms or Clusters
Grid operations : Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control

And there are mechanisms related to AS and RAC that are grid related. eg. FaN - Failure of a RAC node is signaled to the AS grid.

Grid Related Information here :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/grid/index.html

hope it helps.

pedro Received on Tue Feb 06 2007 - 14:00:20 CST