Re: file placement and SAN

Knut Talman wrote:
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> Does anyone here use Oracle on NAS? How about performance etc.?

We have numerous databases running on NAS. Mostly in the 500-2000 GB range. I'm a fan of the NetApp product for Oracle, except when it comes to systems where performance is the highest priority (and money is no object). Due to it's built-in caching hardware and software, the NetApp product probably performs at least as well as regular old direct-attached D1000's and the like (that's just a gut feel, I have no specific tests to support the claim). I'd be somewhat wary of putting files that are accessed sequentially (esp. online redo logs) on the filer - NetApp has had some known issues there, though I'm told that their latest versions have resolved this problem. Those are the negatives. The positives? Great flexibility and ease of management (probably it's biggest selling point), nice backup possibilities (snapshots are *very* convenient and *fast*), relatively inexpensive, good redundancy, fairly simple to learn, fast enough for the majority of uses, etc.

Regards,
Sean Received on Thu Apr 25 2002 - 10:40:54 CDT