Re: Planning to install 10G RAC

Kalle wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> just couple of guestions :)
>
> We are planning to install 10G RAC on Sun Solaris
>
> But what is your recommendations
>
> why to use Oracle Cluster (CRS)
> or why to use other "o/s cluster"

Because you have to.

That you would ask this question requires me to advise you that you are wholly unprepared to touch RAC as you've obviously not read the documentation and don't understand what RAC is. Start by reading the concepts manual.

BTW: In 10gR2 it is called ClusterWare.

> why to start using ASM

Why ASM? Lets see ...

1. No cost
2. Supported by Oracle
3. No inter-vendor finger pointing
4. Optimizes storage of hot blocks
5. It works

> or why other filesystem

What filesystem? Why any file system? File systems are a zero value proposition.

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