Re: Oracle RAC and mixed server systems?

From: Rob Turk <wipe_this_r.turk_at_rtist.nl>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:25:54 +0200
Message-ID: <46d01ff2$0$8693$e4fe514c@dreader26.news.xs4all.nl>

"DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1187990746.901084_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
>>
>> It's a backup application. The vendor recently decided to drop support
>> for their Oracle RMAN integration module on HP Itanium (lack of market
>> penetration) and one of our clients has several of these running in
>> production. Rather than force the client to go to another backup tool
>> (lots of work with 150+ servers) I was looking for an alternative way to
>> get to the Oracle data safely. Oracle RMAN on HP PA-Risc and Linux are
>> still supported by the vendor.
>>
>> Rob
>
> If I had a choice between anyone's tool and RMAN ... I would choose
> RMAN every time. Dump the application.
> --
> Daniel A. Morgan
> University of Washington

Not really an option... The backup application takes care of 150+ other systems, so dumping it would mean adding management to the environment. They would then have to manage the backup application as well as RMAN.

The other option is to replace the backup application site-wide with something that does still support RAC/RMAN on HP Itanium. That would be a costly and time consuming exersize as well.

Rob Received on Sat Aug 25 2007 - 07:25:54 CDT