Oracle-L: Re: why SAN ? why not external storage ?

From: Rahul <rahul_at_infotech.co.id>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:38:41 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00568790.20030312193841@fatcity.com>

my reasons to recommend an external storage was.. 1) the database size is 36GB, and according to many documents i have read, SAN is not cost effevtive unless populated by a large numbers of drives !!, now for the client the cost is not the factor.. given the situation.. wouldnt a SAN be an overkill ?

2) NO DBA or SYS ADMIN skills to manage the SAN !!

Original Message ----- From: Tim Gorman To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:33 PM Subject: Re: why SAN ? why not external storage ?

Can you share some of the reasons related to your decision in choosing a direct-attach storage (DAS) instead of a SAN? In general, a SAN is a much smarter choice than DAS.

Original Message ----- From: Rahul To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:33 AM Subject: why SAN ? why not external storage ?

list, one of our clietns are going to by SAN, the current oracle databases take around 36GB of storage.... i dnt understand there reason to go for SAN, i sugguested to buy an external storage box instead. How can i justify my desicion ? (cost of not the factor)

TIA
rahul

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