wangbin_at_start.com.au (wangbin) wrote in message news:<2d15bd69.0303061914.70aef2e2_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hi
>
> I set up RAC 9.2 on RedHat AS2.1 on pure disks by following
> "Step-By-Step Installation of RAC on Linux". It works.
>
> According to the following paragraph, it recommends LVM for
> flexibility.
> "1.2 Installing the Shared Disk Subsystem
> ... Using LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is very useful to make the
> management of raw devices more flexible."
> However,otn.oracle.com/tech/linux/pdf/lvm_md_comparison.pdf indicates
> that neither LVM nor RAID can be recommended for use with RAC for
> Linux. Then, I find that by definition "VERITAS Cluster Volume
> Manager" should support it. (At least, it works for solaris.)
> (http://eval.veritas.com/downloads/pro/db_edition/veritas_dbe_ac_35_whitepaper.pdf)
>
> My concern is I haven't seen anyone use it with RAC for Linux in user
> group, and the document is very limited. If I ask veritas, I'm sure
> that their suggestion will be "VERITAS Database Edition/Advanced
> Cluster for RAC", which means heaps of money.
>
> My questios are
> Which Volume Manager is cerified with RAC for Linux? Who has used
> them?
>
> Thanks,
> WBLXX
Why not use ocfs ? It's free ...
Ronald
http://ronr.nl/unix-dba
Received on Fri Mar 07 2003 - 09:24:01 CST
