Oracle Database Discussions

Hi,

I've just started at a new company and have been assigned the task of creating a PreProduction 10g RAC system using two "nodes" - which are actually VMWare virtual machines (running SUSE Enterprise 10) - and shared storage on a NetApp filer/SAN (NetApp Release 7.2.4L1). The server containing the VMWare machines is connected to the filer is via a fiber switch, with fibre channel connections.

All the documentation/cookbooks I've found state that to setup this type of VMWare RAC system, you should use a Firewire disk enclosure - this part I don't really understand, but I don't think it's what we have! I suppose the use of the Firewire disk enclosure is to make this setup cost-effecitve. We are using the SAN/filer because we already have it in place for the production setup (which is "real" RAC, using distinct physical machines as nodes).

Hopefully I have included enough information here, and maybe someone can give me a pointer or two! I'm wondering really if:

a) I can simply follow the cookbooks i've found and substitute "San" for "Firewire disk enclosure" (in theory should it be more simple for me because I have the SAN?)
b) Anyone else has done this - and if so, please let me know ANY tips or recommend a document to follow

To be honest, I have hardly any experience of RAC, and my network/storage knowledge is fairly poor too. I've got lots of experience of Oracle (v6-9) but with this RAC stuff I would consider myself a total space cadet!

Regards

Antonito