On Jan 21, 2008 3:14 PM, Dan Norris <dannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't follow--maybe you read into what I wrote. When I said "...can > tolerate a failure of a single component without affecting application > availability..." I meant *any* component, including storage. Not just a > disk, an array too. Oh yeah, I love lots of hardware :). I once heard > someone say that you either way money or availability, but you don't get to > have both. > > Please correct me if I misinterpreted your comment. > > Dan > In that case, nevermind. :) My experience with SAN's is limited to those that can break catastrophically. :( -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist