Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 19174 invoked from network); 12 Dec 2006 16:29:31 -0600 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by 69.64.49.119 with SMTP; 12 Dec 2006 16:29:28 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 32884568FC6; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:24:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 15008-04; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:24:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 9EEE7569239; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:24:44 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:23:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 58283569229 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:23:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 14856-02 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:23:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from astro.systems.pipex.net (astro.systems.pipex.net [62.241.163.6]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id AD63A56920D for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:23:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.14] (unknown [85.158.66.89]) by astro.systems.pipex.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 579F7E0001F7 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:24:22 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <457F2C15.2080604@sequeira.org.uk> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:24:21 +0000 From: Tony Sequeira Organization: Great Holm, Milton Keynes User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: oracle-l Subject: Re: RAC or Not RAC References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed X-archive-position: 43089 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: tony@sequeira.org.uk Precedence: normal Reply-to: tony@sequeira.org.uk List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at avenirtech.net Oliver Jost wrote: > Hi All, > I have a question that may be a touch backwards. My option is to > create a standalone instance on 10G or single-node RAC 10G. Aside > from support, does anyone have any pros and cons to potential > approach. If we move to a standalone instance we can stablize our > application and upgrade to RAC. If we go with RAC I can just add a > node when it presents itself. I know the RAC pack suggests a > standalone instance rather than a single node RAC and I'm inclined > that way myself. Could anyone add their insight/experience? > > Thank you, > Oliver > You may find this interesting, I did. Those of you that have seen it before, please forgive me: http://www.miracleas.dk/WritingsFromMogens/YouProbablyDontNeedRACUSVersion.pdf -- Tony Sequeira -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l