Re: NetApp NFS, Oracle 8.1.x and Sun Solaris 2.7

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:21:45 +0200
Message-ID: <4pk0etsp7u24e7gqd00vplb6njn1obisj8@4ax.com>

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:04:08 +0200, Elvis Leegwater <elvis.leegwater_at_marviq.com> wrote:

>Hello
>
>Currently we are considering to buy NetApp NFS solution
>for our Oracle 8.1.x environment on Sun Solaris 2.7.
>
>Is there someone who can share his experience with this
>solution especially with Sun Solaris 2.7?
>
>Must Oracle be configured in a certain way? Can all
>Oracle files, control/redo/data/archive, be placed
>on the NFS drive of NetApp?
>
>Which is the best way/method to backup the Oracle
>database on NFS? Are the snapshot tools from NetApp
>really bulletproof?
>
>Does somebody use any kind of failover with the NetApp
>solution?
>
>Many thanks in advance!!!
>
>Elvis Leegwater
>Oracle DBA
>The Netherlands

Oracle and NFS is a big nono. It would be the worst move you could ever make to run an Oracle database from NFS drives, as NFS is slow, independable, there is constant polling between clients and server, etc, etc, etc.
But of course you can always hire me when things really go wrong.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
The Netherlands

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Fri Apr 20 2001 - 10:21:45 CDT