Ty, We have used a NetApps SAN for a number of years with Solaris for Universe data. (For Universe) there is the obvious tweak of allowing direct access to NFS, and depending on the type of SAN, there are probably some mount options to optimize the throughput. It also helps to have a fair amount of memory for file caching, but it works great and provides many important advantages. A couple of caveats: Do not allow access to snapshots through the same NFS mount as the primary data. For NetApps, at least, the snapshot has the same inode as the live data file, so the snapshot tree must be mounted as a separate device to avoid confusing (Universe) with conflicting file headers and data. NFS mounts work fine, as long as access to a particular directory tree is managed by a single data server.
Oracle supports this same configuration, though I do not think that Rocket has much experience with it. Although difficult, it is possible to install Universe a SAN, and then run it on a VM, which means that you can snapshot almost all of the UV environment at once! Rick Nuckolls Lynden Inc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ty Haller Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:15 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [U2] SAN? Morning, I am curious if anybody has UniData Accounts running off a Shared Enterprise SAN? We currently have an Enterprise SAN for our VMware Environment and would like to put a handful of UniData Test Accounts on it. We are using UniData 7.2 on an IBM P6 running AIX 6.1, the SAN would be 4GB Fiber Attached. Thoughts? Ty Haller | Lead Administrator - System Services | SEFCU | [email protected] 700 Patroon Creek Blvd. Albany, NY 12206 | Phone: 518-464-5210 | Fax: 518-464-5209 This message may contain confidential information and is intended for the sole purpose of communication with the addressee. Dissemination or publication in any format is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify SEFCU immediately. Help save a tree. Please print this e-mail only if it is truly necessary. Thank you. _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
