Re: Database Storage

  • From: "Mir M. Mirhashimali" <mhyder@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: Jeremy Schneider <jeremy.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:08:03 -0600

No The database is fine. The back-end storage we are currently using has been so unstable that we had to shutdown the database several times this month. and couple times it just rebooted itself corrupting the database.


We have a Titan storage solution from a company called Bluearc (www.bluearc.com). so i have been tasked to find out what other people are using as a storage solution and how stable it is. we have redundant servers to handle high availability (not RAC though) manual switchover in case primary server fails.

Thanks
Mir

Jeremy Schneider wrote:
Just curious, but what do you mean by "performing badly in terms of availability (but not throughput)"? Do you mean that the database is very fast but crashes a lot? You mentioned an active-passive cluster - is it failing over? If so, exactly how often?

Usually "high-availability" involves more than just the storage system. Why are you looking for a new storage system? What do you expect from the new storage system that your current system is lacking? (BTW, what is your current storage system?)

Just a few questions to get the gears turning, if you have a few moments. :) Just trying to understand what you're looking for!

-Jeremy


On 1/14/08, * Mir M. Mirhashimali* <mhyder@xxxxxxxx <mailto:mhyder@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    Dear Oracle-L,

    I have been tasked to find what storage solutions is best for our
    databases. Our current storage solution had been performing very badly
    not in terms of through put but in terms off availability. We have
    both
    Oracle and SQL Server(2000 and 2005). I am interested in knowing what
    other people are using and what strategy they are following to make it
    high-availability. RAC is not an option for us. right now we have
    redundant servers and NFS mounts to our storage system. and similar
    setup for SQL Server. with a active-passive cluster connected to
    storage.

    thanks

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    Oracle Systems Manager
    Database Architecture, Enterprise Applications
    Rice University
    (713) 348 6365

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