[wplug] DB2 on Linux

[Keir Josephson]

Well, I haven't specifically booted linux from a SAN-based drive, but I'm
pretty sure that either GRUB or LILO supports it. As for raw versus file
systems, if the tablespace to raw device ratio has to be 1-1 (as is the
case with Oracle) you should check to see if the database will require
more than 250 tablespaces. I believe Linux has a ceiling of 255 raw
devices.

-Keir

> I am designing an implementation of DB2/UDB 8.1 (parallel) on Linux
> (fedora core 3) and Veritas Cluster server on Dell machines with an EMC
> Storage array for one of my clients. This will be a several Terabyte
> database for telecomm applications. The application servers will also be
> running on the same type equipment and Linux environment but will be in a
> WebSphere cluster instead of VCS. Can anyone point me in the proper
> direction for information on the following.
>
> 1.. booting Linux from a SAN. (Altboot to internal drives)
> 2.. Raw patricians verses file systems for UDB/DB2 databases on Linux
> 3.. Load balancing across a Linux (VCS) cluster.
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
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