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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi Karim,</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">as Luis already stated:</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">It is not useful to install an ASM “Cluster File System!” on OCFS2. ASM is a full functional Cluster File System for Oracle DBs 10g and 11g. There is no need of a second Cluster File
System. You will run in a lot of trouble setting the right timeout’s and preventing different decisions of the CRS and OCFS2. Please keep in mind, that both (CRS and OCFS2) are able to reboot your nodes. If you are working with 10g or 11g make use of ASM!
Take care of the ASM Hot Fixes! ASM does all you need. Load balancing, striping, mirroring, and a lot more…</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">OCFS2 is a good choice if you are using 3<sup>rd</sup> party applications and you need a shared storage. E.g. you are using Oracle 9i with CRS. Oracle 9i data files won’t work with
ASM, so you need another Cluster File System. If have done a project with 9i and CRS on OCFS2. This was hard work, but it works fine.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">OCFS2 is really great, but if your running a database 10g or 11g, ASM is and will be the best choice.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2">BR</font></p>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Von:</b> ocfs2-users-bounces@oss.oracle.com [ocfs2-users-bounces@oss.oracle.com] im Auftrag von Karim Alkhayer [kkhayer@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 9. Februar 2009 13:47<br>
<b>An:</b> lfreitas34@yahoo.com; ocfs2-users@oss.oracle.com<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Ocfs2-users] ASM over OCFS2 vs. Standard locally managed tablespaces<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">We’re using OCFS2 for RAC on top of SLES9, which we’re going to upgrade to SLES10. Around 10 TB RAID6 multi disk arrays, 5 databases on RAC, and 5 single
instances standby for the primary site</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">As there is no AI component in ASM to detect the fast LUNs, and RAC on SLES requires a shared file system. Therefore, on a set of identical LUNs, in terms
of capacity and speed, ASM should take care of distributing the balance over LUNs, and OCFS2 is expected to work even better if these LUNs are placed on several disk groups (arrays)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">How would this scenario (ASM over OCFS2) work? What are the cons and pros? Keep in mind that the goal of such a concept is provide performance and reliability
with the least possible administration</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Appreciate your thoughts</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Karim</span></p>
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