Oracle on Linux and Clustering

Question

Are there any solutions for Oracle Clustering on Linux?
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Answer 1

Hi,
the latest dev. kernel (2.3.12) contains raw device support. For
linux 2.2.10 there is a patch avail. from Stephen Tweedy. That
works great even with oracle8.
ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/fs/raw-io/
I guess it will be avail. in stable kernel soon.
Marcus
Douglas (guest) wrote:
: Linux does not support raw devices which are needed for OPS.
: Anyone fncy developing raw device support ?
: John Smiley (guest) wrote:
: : The Oracle product you need to support clusters for high
: : availability and scalability is Oracle Parallel Server
(OPS).
: : Unfortunately, the Linux Oracle8i documentation states that
OPS
: : is not yet available for Linux.
: : You could use a hot standby database as Freddy suggested, but
: : this does not require a clustered environment. Oracle 8i
: : (8.1.5) allows a hot standby database to be temporarily
placed
: : in an open, but read-only state. This is particularly useful
: : for batch reporting applications where the main database
needs
: : to be available 24x7 and the reporting load would degrade
: : performance of the main database. So, with Oracle8i, the hot
: : standby can be used as both a disaster recovery database, and
a
: : useful reporting database. With previous versions of Oracle,
: : the hot standby was not useable as anything but a disaster
: : recovery platform.
: : Freddy Wissing (guest) wrote:
: : : Volker Rath, DETECON (guest) wrote:
: : : : Are there any solutions for Oracle Clustering on Linux?
: : : I'm gonna begin experimenting with this.
: : : Oracle can do what's called a standby database, running on
a
: : : remote machine, possibly one in a linux cluster.
: : : The Linux HA project has come a long way, and I believe
could
: : : handle switching the standby database to active, and
assuming
: : the
: : : mac address, IP address and hostname, etc of the failed
node.
: : : Once I have time, I'm gonna try and put all this together.
: If
: : I
: : : have success, I'll be sure and post it.
: : : There are also commercial clustering solutions coming out
for
: : : Linux too. Either way, it won't be long.
: : : - Freddy Wissing
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