There is a false industry stereotype that NAS can't handle databases well. Many years ago, NetApp and Oracle set out to dispel this myth, supported by a loyal group determined to have the simplicity and ease of use of network attached storage plus their database performance.
Part of these efforts include Oracle and NetApp showcasing the Oracle Austin Data Center as the largest Dell/Linux on earth and the largest NetApp installation on earth with 2.5 petabytes (or 2,500 terabytes) of disk storage, at lease according to this article from 2005: Oracle Technology Network Feature: Running on the Grid
Today, we're seeing more interest than ever in increasing database performance and making the storage component more simple to manage. Earlier this year, we wrote about Oracle users and their attempts at Balancing Capacity and Performance, and more recently about our experience at the Independent Oracle Users Group trade show, Back from Oracle Users Group.
Recently a new blog popped up on the subject:
Gulabani's Databases on NetApp Storage Blog
But the resource with by far the most information:
The official story from NetApp:
10 Reasons to Use NetApp for Oracle
And another interesting NAS/NFS blog:
Eisler's NFS Blog
We'll be adding to this as appropriate. Feel free to submit other sites in the comments.
Update 6/15/07:
A day after I posted this, Kevin Closson added another fun post to his blog...
Manly Men Only Deploy Oracle with Fibre Channel. Oracle Over NFS is Weird.
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