From: gogala.mladen@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:29:50 +0100, Adrian wrote:   
      
   > In message , Mladen Gogala   
   >  writes   
   >>I have had a rather unpleasant debate on another forum about Docker. The   
   >>whole thing started when a guy who was asking whether anyone has managed   
   >>to put RAC in Docker containers went berserk after my counter question   
   >>"what would be the point of that?".   
   >>Docker containers are light-weight virtual machines which are allegedly   
   >>much more efficient than the traditional VM's, created by VMWare or   
   >>Hyper-   
   >>V. I don't see Docker being present in any significant numbers in my   
   >>client environments. Cloud service providers are still using VMWare,   
   >>Hyper-V and they don't seem to being present in any significant numbers,   
   >>   
   >>I believe that any virtual machine, not only Docker, is a complete   
   >>nonsense when it comes to RAC.  RAC needs very fast private   
   >>interconnect, a lot of memory, some of it very fast or global locks will   
   >>be very slow. In the context of Oracle RAC, virtual machines are only   
   >>good for training, VMWare, Hyper V or KVM being much more . easier to   
   >>manage. Do you use Docker for anything except playing with it? How much   
   >>more efficient is Docker? Last but not least, what kind of apps are you   
   >>putting into Docker containers?   
   >>So, is an Oracle database in a Docket container practical or just   
   >>another marketing fad, like agile, DevOps and BAAS (Bug as a service)?   
   >>Also, Docker seems a little bit rough around the edges.   
   >>Bye.   
   >>   
      
   > I was briefly looking at the agenda for the UKOUG Tech conference, and   
   > appeared to have a couple of sessions on Docker.   
   >   
   > Adrian   
      
      
   Maybe Larry has some shares in the company and needs to propel it to the   
   market leader? Reaction to $9bn purchase of NetSuite was pretty telling.   
   However, I do not believe that Oracle still has such a sway to pull that   
   of.   
      
      
   --   
   Mladen Gogala   
   The Oracle Whisperer   
   http://mgogala.byethost5.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)