One more notice - update SLES to SP3 if you wil use iSCSI.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Silviu Marin-Caea" <silviu_marin-caea@(protected)>
To: <suse-oracle@(protected)>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [suse-oracle] Looking for best option to Convert Oracle DB
storage from NAS/RH 3.0 to SAN/Suse 9.0 64bit AMD


> On Wednesday 15 March 2006 04:34, Saravanavijayan Velu wrote:
> > Reposting as format messed up .. Sorry.
> >
> > Original Q:
> > I am working on NAS to SAN conversion project. What are the options(with
> > less down time) I have to convert from NAS to SAN storage and same time
> > moving to Suse 9.0 - 64 bit AMD from RH 3.0 32 bit?
>
> I think the least downtime you can get is with export/import through a
pipe.
>
> 0. Set up rsh server (not ssh) on the export server (Red Hat), allow
access to
> import server (SUSE). Don't use ssh to avoid the encryption overhead.
This
> assumes that you consider your network secure.
>
> 1. on Export
> make a pipe: mkfifo fifo-exp
>
> 2. on Import
> make a pipe: mkfifo fifo-imp
>
> 3. on Import
> rsh export.domain.com dd if=fifo-exp > fifo-imp
> or
> rsh export.domain.com cat fifo-exp > fifo-imp
>
> 4. on Import (imp is an Oracle command)
> imp bla-bla file=fifo-imp
>
> 5. on Export (exp is an Oracle command)
> exp bla-bla file=fifo-exp
>
> Update your SLES. Use SPident to verify.
>
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Hardware:
> > -----------
> > From:-
> > 2 Node RAC
> > Dell 6850 4 x 16  - Redhat 3.0 (32 bit)
> > Kernel: 2.4.21-27.0.2.1.10.ELhugemem
> > DB   Version:10.1.0.4  SGA 5GB
> > DB size: 500GB
> >
> > To:-
> > 4 Node RAC
> > Sun V40z 4 x 32 - Suse 9.0 (64 bit - AMD)
> > Kernel: 2.6.5-7.193-smp
> > DB Version: 10.1.0.4 SGA 5GB
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Storage:
> > --------
> > From:-
> > NAS
> > Filer: Version 6.4.4P9
> > Vendor: Network Appliance
> > Model: FAS960
> >
> > To:-
> > SAN
> > Filer: Version : 7G
> > Vendor: Network Appliance
> > Model: 980C
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Thanks
> > Vijayan
>
>
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