Re: RAC

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 17:59:57 -0700
Message-ID: <1179795592.569536@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

newbie wrote:

> On May 21, 11:18 am, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:

>> newbie wrote:
>>> Hi Guys
>>> I was trying to study Oracle RAC
>>> To have a test system I was proposing the following
>>> a) Convert a Desktop 4GB RAM , 160 GB HDD to SUSE Linux and try to
>>> install RAC on this.
>>> Is this possible ??
>>> Objective is only for study purposes
>>> Please comment
>> Truly no. You can fake it with VMWare, and similar kludges, but you will
>> not have RAC. How, for example, can you test breaking the cache fusion
>> memory interconnect?
>> --
>> Daniel A. Morgan
>> University of Washington
>> damor..._at_x.washington.edu
>> (replace x with u to respond)
>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

> 
> what route do u recommend ??
> please recommend o/s and hardware and oracle version etc etc

My recommendation is to hit eBay and pick up a used NetApp, F810 or later. They are generally available for not much more than a good PC. Then you can have RAW, ASM, CFS, whatever you want and it is all the real deal.

Yes it will cost more than VMWare. But it will be the real thing. Just be sure to get one with GigE NIC cards.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Mon May 21 2007 - 19:59:57 CDT