Storage protocols for RAC

As the database architect responsible for designing the environment for Oracle RAC, you should understand that storage layout is one of the most important considerations to make for the best performance and availability factors within the system architecture. If you use the wrong storage protocol for a large RAC ecosystem, then performance issues will occur within your overall data center environment. Therefore, it is critical to have a solid understanding of storage protocols such as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), Fibre Channel (FC), and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) that may impact your Oracle RAC setup and configuration.

You will need to evaluate and implement these as part of your RAC configuration for Oracle 11g. The chapter will discuss the merits and weaknesses of these storage protocols for you to be able to choose the correct configuration for RAC based on your business requirements. There are additional storage protocols that...