----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Kazar kazar@icubed.com To: toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 11:22 AM Subject: question about databases on NetApps
Or are you just running one database host, and using the NetApp to manage the database host's disk space.
This is what most people do (I think).
If so, what are the advantages you get from using the NetApp for disk space management instead of just using a local disk?
Well, the disk space is centrally managed, so you get your backup all in one place. You also get RAID for reliability, and snapshots, and often you get even better performance than you do with local disks (despite theory which might suggest otherwise). And your database host is easy to redesignate as needed; you don't have a directly attached disk array that you need to migrate with it.
And of course, unique to the Netapp, adding additional disk space as needed is a quick and painless.
Bruce