[Oracle-l] 9i RAC on Linux on Intel + ATA equipment

Check out the stuff on OTN about using shared firewire under linux for =
the shared storage for RAC. There was also an article in Select Journal =
from IOUG on this. A very, very cheap way to go RAC (reliability is =
another issue, though).

I'm in the process of building a 2-node linux RAC setup, and hardware =
costs look to be about $250, for external FW drive caddy, ATA HDD, two =
firewire cards, two firewire cables, and 4 Gigabit NICs (2 old machines =
and ehternet cable I didn't have to pay for :-)).

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

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Hi there

I am aware of the FireWire option and the USB 2 options, was wondering
if there is a option to store the hard drives in a external shared
storage like what you get with SCSI, not sure though if the ATA
architecture allows this?

Otherwise I will go USB or FireWire.

George
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Sent: 26 May 2004 08:39 AM
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Subject: RE: 9i RAC on Linux on Intel + ATA equipment

Check out the stuff on OTN about using shared firewire under linux for =3D=

the shared storage for RAC. There was also an article in Select Journal
=3D
from IOUG on this. A very, very cheap way to go RAC (reliability is =3D
another issue, though).

I'm in the process of building a 2-node linux RAC setup, and hardware =3D=

costs look to be about $250, for external FW drive caddy, ATA HDD, two =3D=

firewire cards, two firewire cables, and 4 Gigabit NICs (2 old machines
=3D
and ehternet cable I didn't have to pay for :-)).

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

"Everything you think, do, and say
=20was in the pill you took today."
=20-- Zager and Evans
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George

It might be worth your while checking out www.dizwell.com to see if
the RAC on Linux paper there is helpful.

cheers

Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com

On Wed, 26 May 2004 08:33:41 +0200, George Leonard
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Y'know...time was when I could do this outta the box. Let's see...
oh yeah...it was a VAX!

Don't'cha love progress?