Re: Oracle 9i clustering

Steve wrote:

> Can anyone give me any pointers how to cluster 2 PCs installed with Oracle
> 9i?
>
> Does Oracle 9i support clustering? Do I need a special OS to support it?
>
> I can go with either Windows 2K,Win2003 or Linux If Linux any particular
> flavor (RH, Mandrake etc) which one would recommend(assuming it's possible).
>
> Also how little RAM can I use? I currently have 2 400 MHz 128MB PCs that I
> want to cluster oracle.
>
> This is not for production. It's only for developing for about 8 developers
> and that is all. When the need increases, I'll increase the cluster if
> possible or go w/bigger machines. At the moment I must use the low end
> machines to get things started to prove I can cluster, assuming I can.
>
> Any ideas about clustering?
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts on the subject.
> Thanks
> Steve

If you are trying to do this on the cheap I would suggest FireWire drives. There are good resources for making this happen at http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/hunter_rac.html

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