Re: Client sqlplus SELECT + SPOOL knocks down server network

Carlos wrote:

> I searched for a linux driver for the network card (Marvell Yukon).
> After downloading it, I moved my way through the installation process
> (compiling with the Linux source files) and finally 'modprobed' the
> driver...
>
> ...and the problem has not appeared again since then (fingers
> crossed)!
>
> Cheers.
>
> Carlos.

Excellent.

Sometimes NICs are not the innocuous things they appear to be. There is a Data Guard issue with one specific model of Cisco switch. There have been numerous issues, in the past, with RAC and specific NIC features. Personally I find the fewest problems with Intel's cards but that may just be "true so far."

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