Re: RAC Clusterware Question

From: <boogab00_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Jul 2006 13:15:47 -0700
Message-ID: <1153772147.200721.36880@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>

hpuxrac wrote:
> boogab00_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> > hpuxrac wrote:
> > > DA Morgan wrote:
> > > > Greg wrote:
> > > > > Currently I'm using Oracle RAC with OCFS for Oracle on Linux. It is
> > > > > pretty much a broken and BAD product. Is anyone using the Veritas
> > > > > Clustering and Veritas file system for Linux?
> > > > > Experience?
> > > > > Pros/Cons?
> > > > > Share any info?
> > > > >
> > > > > -Greg
> > > >
> > > > What version of Oracle?
> > > >
> > > > From my experience OCFS is a stop-gap solution for a problem that
> > > > no longer exists. Veritas? I wouldn't spend $5 on it if I could use
> > > > a 100% Oracle solution and you can with 10g.
> > >
> > > Is that like your advice for implementing production systems on mac os
> > > x ... subject to later revision?
> >
> > Who the heck would recommend that and why in the first place?

> At one point there was a lot of self promotion in this newsgroup about
> rac clusters on mac os. ( Well self promotion is being polite ). Try
> searching the google newsgroup with things like "mac cluster" or "kent
> stroker" and you will find the postings.

> Certain of the people posting here were giving advice here and telling
> people to run production systems and rac clusters on mac os. How you
> get patches and patchsets when you run into issues ... that's a good
> question eh?

> That answers the who part anyway.

> The "why" is a better question.

> It is fine to get excited from time to time about oracle announcing new
> platforms. Over the years many of us have seen a history of "one time"
> or "two time" releases of oracle on certain platforms that are
> subsequently "no longer supported".

Hmmm, interesting. It must've been from someone who's never been a production DBA and have to support something like that. Received on Mon Jul 24 2006 - 15:15:47 CDT