Re: NT parallel server?

From: Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:31:36 +0200
Message-ID: <6nvhmp$mt0$1@hermes.is.co.za>

Yanhua Lu wrote in message <35A072FF.D3B21FB0_at_pacbell.net>...
> Does anybody have experience on NT parallel server (Intel box) for
>Oracle? Can NT parallel server use raw device or RAID is the only
>option? Thanks.

You need to setup a NT cluster for it. And that basically how far I got at home as the NT clusters are very finicky about the hardware - refused to work with standard Seagate EDI disks. Not sure if you need SCSI instead or not. Oracle can use raw devices on NT AFAIK, but how raw devices are supported on NT cluster is of course another question.

IMHO NT clustering (a step in the right direction) is still to new and immature to be seriously considered as a viable alternative to Unix SMP clusters or Unix MPP.

I will also appreciate any info anyone can share on installing and running NT clusters with OPS.

regards,
Billy Received on Wed Jul 08 1998 - 05:31:36 CDT