Re: Oracle RAC newbie

"DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1155001588.712389_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
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> When looking for a RAC class the most important thing is to find one
> that teaches networking, storage, and hardware considerations. My
> experience has shown that most RAC installations go sideways long
> before anyone runs DBCA to create a database.
>

I'll second that.

Once you've got the instances up and running for about 15 minutes, the rest of RAC is trivial - but getting the thing installed and working to start with can be a major pain. And make sure you've had some experience in the 'just add another node' bit that is one of the "selling points" of RAC for small businesses BEFORE you go live.

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