Yes, I concur. RAC might be positioned as a "cluster of cheap Intel/Linux servers" but a true cluster isn't really cheap. On Compaq Tru64 Cluster, we are going for a Memory Channel Interconnect which, I understand, is even more expensive than Gigabit.
hemant At 07:43 AM 26-09-02 -0800, you wrote: >Glenn - I have a question you could ask. Oracle talks about how RAC will >allow Oracle to make better use of cheap computers. To me the weak point is >how much bandwidth you have between the nodes. If you have a gigabit fiber >optic connection between the nodes, it might work well, but suppose you have >a shared LAN? To me, RAC would work quite nicely in a clustered server, but >then we've strolled away from cheap, haven't we? This point is keeping my >hardware people from buying into the concept. > >Dennis Williams >DBA >Lifetouch, Inc. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >-----Original Message----- >Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 10:04 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > >I am visiting Oracle next week and will be getting a dog-and-pony show on >Oracle 9i and RAC (Real Application Clusters). Does anyone have any >experience or comments on this product/technology? Can you suggest some >burning questions I can pose to Oracle when we get the demos? This is a >technical overview and we will be seeing conversions (Apps and non-Apps >environments) as well as failure scenarios. > >Any advice/comments are welcome. Thanks. > > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Glenn Travis > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). Hemant K Chitale My web site page is : http://hkchital.tripod.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Hemant K Chitale INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
