Actually RAC implementation can be very cheap. RAC on Oracle SE is free and does not require any extra license cost. As a shared storage you can use a low-end storage with ASM. Michael On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Matthew Zito <mzito@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is all true – for what it's worth, the closest you'll come to cheap > is low-end iSCSI storage from Dell/Equalogic or Dell/EMC or perhaps one of > the really low-end NetApps, or look at HP/LeftHand Networks. Don't waste > your money on a SAN. > > > > Thanks, > > Matt > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Martin Berger > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:52 PM > *To:* baojiejie@xxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* Re: shared storage solution > > > > RAC and CHEAP create a great collision! > > If you use RAC either for HA or for scaling, you are in regions where CHEAP > will not fit. > > So why not save the (little) money for a non-RAC, but rock solid solution? > > > > What's your goal behind the idea? > > > > (I don't want to offend you, I just have to fight the 'cheak' ideas of my > management too often) > > > > regards, > > Martin > > > > -- > > Martin Berger http://berx.at/ > > > > > > I am planning a cheap RAC solution based on Red hat Enterprise 4 Linux (or > oracle unbreakable Linux) . > > I get some hints from Jeff Hunter's storage solution, but i am not sure if > it a stable one, and also the performance? > > Do anyone else implement such kind of "cheap" RAC setup with a very nice > storage solution? > What is your concern while you choose it ? > > > -- Best Regards Michael Elkin