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DNFS and Standard Edition
Can anybody definitively say that Oracle Standard Edition supports DNFS? Have searched online but can't find a definitive answer.
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Can anybody definitively say that Oracle Standard Edition supports DNFS? Have searched online but can't find a definitive answer.
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dba_hba
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December 7th, 2011 09:00
Dave
I can find no definitive statement from Oracle that DNFS is limited to Enterprise Edition except with Oracle RAC.
Here is the original whitepaper
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/performance/pdf/directnfsclient_11gr1_twp.pdf
All the documentation I have found on DNFS refers generically to Oracle 11G with no exclusion of Standard Edition. (Exception: Configuring Oracle RAC with Standard Edition requires ASM storage). This could imply that a single instance database using DNFS can be configured with Oracle Standard Edition.
There is one unpublished bug covering DNFS with Oracle Standard Edition on Windows 6455284: DNFS NT: ORA-27300,ORA-27301,ORA-27302: FAILURE OCCURRED AT: SKGPALIVE and referred to in MyOS Document [ID 1378762.1].
There is also an older EMC whitepaper which states “Oracle 11g DNFS is a free product option that ships with the Standard Edition and Enterprise Editions”.
http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h6180-optimizing-celerra-ip-oracle-11g-direct-nfs-wp.pdf
Just to be sure I emailed the metaphorical horse mouth and Kevin Closson has confirmed it is available and supported.
houndfish
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December 8th, 2011 01:00
Thanks for that Allan, equine comparisons aside!