Re: oracle grid

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:06:46 -0700
Message-ID: <1095458876.315376@yasure>

Noons wrote:

> Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:<vx52d.32547$KU5.31880_at_edtnps89>...
>

>>Supporting your comments, but clarifying ... RAC != GRID.  
>>

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>
> I am fully aware of that. However the OP asked for "Oracle Grid".
> Not "grid". The paper you cite defines it as Oracle's Grid Infrastructure.
> Which currently *is* RAC and a bit of OAS.
> So, "oracle grid" most likely = RAC. At the moment.

There is no relationship in the Oracle world between RAC and GRID. You can have RAC without GRID, GRID without RAC, both or neither.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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