Re: Oracle 10g RAC Question

> I'm not saying that RAC is crappy and useless, there are very good
> reasons for implementing RAC technology in some cases. However, I do
> not see RAC as a general solution for anyone.

Assuming you mean "everyone" I agree. I can't see purchasing an EE license if SE1 will work either.

  Keg said that he is
> unable to tune his SGA and that's the reason why he looks for RAC. I
> wrote him that most likely he is not going to solve anything.

RAC will certainly not solve SGA tuning problems but I wasn't reacting to that part of what you wrote.

> Dusan Bolek
> http://www.db-support.com
>
> Email: spambin_at_seznam.cz
> Pls add "Not Guilty" to the subject, otherwise your email will face an
> unpleasant end as SPAM.

I was reacting to the following statement:

"My advice based on my experiences with RAC is never use RAC, if there is any way how to do the job without it!"

Which I thought demonstrated a lack of understanding about to how install and configure RAC. My advice would be to use RAC anytime it will save money on hardware sufficient to cover the cost of training and/or where sub-second fail-over is required. A very different statement.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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