Bad idea: SAN storage on iscsi that mounts after fstab.<\/p>\n
Worse idea: labeling them with \/dev\/sdX tags so they look like normal disks.<\/p>\n
Worser idea: telling someone you’re adding disks to the raid array when you’re actually not- you’re adding it to a SAN the engineer still doesn’t know exists.<\/p>\n
Mind numbingly worst idea: not having start\/stop scripts on your Oracle RAC server because the whole “unable to mount the iscsi” drives configuration problem. Even with that whole mount\/unmount problem- you SHOULD STILL HAVE A STOP SCRIPT so you don’t reboot a server with a live DB running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bad idea: SAN storage on iscsi that mounts after fstab. Worse idea: labeling them with \/dev\/sdX tags so they look like normal disks. Worser idea: telling someone you’re adding disks to the raid array when you’re actually not- you’re adding it to a SAN the engineer still doesn’t know exists. Mind numbingly worst idea: not … Continue reading Oh the joys of storage work in a network you’ve never actually seen.<\/span>