Direct NFS Client can simplify, and in many cases automate, the performance optimization of the NFS client configuration for database workloads. The shared storage that will be used for this article is based on
Oracle Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 4 (Available for x86 and x86_64) Openfiler 2.3 Respin (21-01-09) ( openfiler-2.3-x86-disc1.iso -OR- openfiler-2.3-x86_64-disc1.iso) ASMLib 2.0 Library RHEL5 - (2.0.4-1) ( oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el5.i386.rpm -OR- oracleasmlib-2.0....
Hardware Server An HP Proliant DL 580 G5, a four socket rack-mounted server, was configured with four Quad-Core Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz processors for testing. The server had 128GB of RAM, a Qlogic HBA, and an Intel Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet card. HP ProLiant DL 580 G5 Processor ...
If you look at Apple's pricing (7 TB, $13,000 + FC HBA for $500 with 2 cables), and Qlogic's pricing (Qlogic 1400 10-port HBA $1700 or so) how can you honestly say Fibre is way more than Ethernet? Sure, 10 Gig E can come from $4K/port to $4/port but that 1000x price ...