Re: which storage solutions (xiotech,sun,emc) w/oracle?

thentzel_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>
> the current project i'm working on is going to need approx. 2 TB of
> storage space in the next two years and we are considering storage
> solutions from xiotech, sun and emc. to date, the vendor we have been
> working with most closely has been pushing the xiotech magnitude _very_
> strongly citing all sorts of feature advantages and lower costs.
>
> i am generally unfamiliar with hardware of this sort, and totally
> unfamilar with xiotech, so i would really appreciate any war stories or
> general recommendations regarding oracle databases on storage area
> networks.
>
> tia,
> tim
>
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> Before you buy.

I've used Sun and EMC before, both with no major dramas. I would say that the important thing is to have any vendor give you some reference sites of comparable size. You don't want to be the very first person to attempt a 2TB Oracle on vendor 'x' disks.

HTH

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