Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:59:38 +0200 From: Erik Dahle User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Oracle RAC newbie References: <1154890261.146977.114080@n13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1154999517.164864.259300@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <1154999517.164864.259300@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.80-203-241.nextgentel.com X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.80-203-241.nextgentel.com Message-ID: <44d88ad5$1@news.broadpark.no> X-Trace: news.broadpark.no 1155042005 80.203.241.69 (8 Aug 2006 15:00:05 +0200) Lines: 13 Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!news.k-opti.com!nntp.gblx.net!nntp3.phx1!news.broadpark.no!not-for-mail Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.oracle.server:272360 Chuck Whealton wrote: > Soalvajav, in addition to what Dan said, by nature of single > database/multiple instances, this implies shared storage. You'll also > need a high speed interconnect and remember - Oracle does NOT support > crossover cables for this, even though you can probably make them work. > Don't use them (crossovers) for production. You'll want the > interconnect to be operating at a minimum of 1Gb/Sec. Can anyone actually give a good reason for why one shouldn't use a crossover cable for the interconnect in a 2-node setup? Except the support issue of course. Erik