Re: The cheapest hardware for real RAC

On 2006-07-07, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote:
> Ranko.Mosic_at_gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am looking for recommendations on which storage hardware to purchase.
>>
>> I want to connect 2 white box PC's ( which I have ) and storage
>> hardware ( which I don't have yet) into RAC ready config.
>> ( I tried Firewire thing, didn't work; VMware works, but is only
>> simulation).
>>
>> Regards, Ranko
>
> If you want to do it on the REALLY cheap then build a JBOD and install
> ASM. You might want to look at the ASM White Paper at
> http://www.psoug.org/downloads.html.

        The JBOD still has to be robust enough to survive component failures. That's going to impose OS level system requirements to support as well as redundancy in the storage hardware from your HBA to the disk.

>
> Alternatively, if you want real RAC, I'd hit eBay and purchase a JBOD
> or NetApp F810. Then all you need is some single proc Pentiums with a
> Gig of RAM and some Gig switches.

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