Re: Oracle 9i RAC vs Hardware clustering (like HACMP)

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:25:21 -0700
Message-ID: <1098422668.932355@yasure>

Hans Forbrich wrote:

> DA Morgan wrote:
>
>

>>Incorrect. IBM is selling a lot of their hardware into shops with NetApp
>>and there is no need to purchase anything else: Even with 9i. And you
>>don't need to pay $1 for a RAC option.
>>
>>Feel free to contact Thomas Reich (tjreich_at_us.ibm.com) or David Foushee
>>(dfoushee_at_us.ibm.com) to find out more about IBM with NetApp.
>>
>>So while commodity hardware like HP and Dell with Linux are nice ...
>>they are not necessary to achieve a huge financial benefit.
>>

>
>
> I understand Dusan's concern, as certify states 9i/RAC on AIX 5L is
> 'certified with' HACMP, and the wording implies HACMP (or PSSP) is a
> prerequisite.
>
> Daniel,
>
> Are you saying that HACMP is not required with Oracle9i RAC when using
> NetApp Filers? (Since NetApp provides the supported variant on NFS, that
> does make sense.)
>
> /Hans

I was thinking 10g and there it is not. I would need to check with Kent with respect to 9i but I don't recall it being required with NetApp.

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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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