Re: options for read only mirror with 10g SE or SE One

  • From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: identd@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:29:41 -0700

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:28:33 -0700, Marc Slemko <identd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> The current business requirements for this application make using
> enterprise edition a very hard sell from the cost perspective right
> now, just to get the ability to have some type of read only
> replicated/standby/etc. database.  This is especially true given that
> Microsoft SQL Server includes reasonably usable replication support in
> their standard edition.

If it is similar to the Sybase replication engine that it is based on, it
is one place where SQL shines.

The Sybase replication engine was  more robust five years 
ago than anything Oracle currently has.  (Sorry Pete ;)

Q:  Why do you want  failover?  Availability?

Would RAC be more suitable?  There are some pretty good licensing
deals for rack on SMB servers.  store.oracle.com has details.

Jared
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