[Firewire-users] Oracle RAC on RHEL3 or WBEL3

[Stephen.Mattin at ftid.com]

I don't recall the brand name on the interface card I use,
but it has a TI chip, "device 104c:8025".  The Firewire 800 disk is
EZQuest Cobra+ Firewire HD
http://www.ezq.com/products.php?ProductTypeID=B86603

I am trying to order a Maxtor DV5000 with an Oxford 911.
http://linux1394.org/view_device.php?id=465

Stephen A. Mattin
Stephen.Mattin at FTID.com
603 770 3390




"Bruce Carter" <bruce.carter at oracle.com>
03/05/2004 04:48 PM

 
        To:     <Stephen.Mattin at ftid.com>, <josh at newgistics.com>
        cc:     <firewire-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com>, "Chapman, Kyle" 
<Kyle_Chapman at g1.com>, <firewire-users at oss.oracle.com>, "Chapman, Kyle" 
<Kyle_Chapman at g1.com>, <firewire-users at oss.oracle.com>
        Subject:        RE: [Firewire-users] Oracle RAC on RHEL3 or WBEL3


Well the first thing we kneed to know is what drives you are using and 
what interface cards you are using.  The interface cards are not usually 
the problem.
 
We have found that the question is not as simple as Oxford 911 vs Oxford 
912.
 
For instance the latest LaCie drives sem to work OK whereas the latest WD 
drives don't although the earlier drives do.
 
It has crossed my mind that this might be worth a call to Oxford 
Semiconductors and I will do this on Monday.
 
In the meantime can you call your disk manufacturer.  I know Western 
Digital were stunned when they heard that anybody was trying to do this.
 
Regards
 
Bruce
 
 
 
 
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Subject: RE: [Firewire-users] Oracle RAC on RHEL3 or WBEL3


I have not tried the latest kernels Manish posted, 
but the linux1394.org site still lists Firewire 800 
(IEEE1394b) compatibilty as 'ToDo'. 

I have tried OxSemi 912 chips and managed to mount 
drives, but they quickly report lots (GigaBytes) of 
bus resets and various other errors. 

Stephen A. Mattin
Stephen.Mattin at FTID.com
603 770 3390 



Josh Hildebrand <josh at newgistics.com> 
Sent by: firewire-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com 
03/05/2004 03:59 PM 
        
        To:        "Chapman, Kyle" <Kyle_Chapman at g1.com>, 
firewire-users at oss.oracle.com 
        cc:         
        Subject:        RE: [Firewire-users] Oracle RAC on RHEL3 or WBEL3



Does RAC on Firewire work w/ Oxford 912 chipset?  I know oxford 911 
chipset
does.  Anyone tested their new one(s)?  I've read they have 912 and a 922.


Oxford Semiconductor's OXFW912 FireWire800 (IEEE1394b) to IDE (ATA7) 
bridge
chip is enabling LaCie's new Big Disk Dual FireWire drive to achieve data
transfer rates up to 88Mbyte/s.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapman, Kyle [mailto:Kyle_Chapman at G1.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:57 AM
> To: Josh Hildebrand
> Subject: RE: [Firewire-users] Oracle RAC on RHEL3 or WBEL3
> 
> lacie disks advertise with the oxford chipset, ive used ones from others
> as well...
> the fedora1 stuff is supposed to work also so im downloading iso's for 
it,
> and since its free im going with that since lamo RH doesnt include
> upgrades for free with maint on EL2.1, i dont feel like throwing $$$ at
> "free" software for testing.
> 
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