Re: RAC

From: Jim Smith <usenet01_at_ponder-stibbons.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 21:01:10 +0100
Message-ID: <iG$3esxGqfUGFw3k@jimsmith.demon.co.uk>

In message <1179771491.604051_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com>, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> writes
>newbie wrote:
>> Hi Guys
>> I was trying to study Oracle RAC
>> To have a test system I was proposing the following
>> a) Convert a Desktop 4GB RAM , 160 GB HDD to SUSE Linux and try to
>> install RAC on this.
>> Is this possible ??
>> Objective is only for study purposes
>> Please comment
>
>Truly no. You can fake it with VMWare, and similar kludges, but you will
>not have RAC. How, for example, can you test breaking the cache fusion
>memory interconnect?

By downing one of the network ports?

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Received on Mon May 21 2007 - 15:01:10 CDT