Tape library (and Oracle)

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Dirk Moolman wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Net Llama!
> Sent: 06 June 2007 11:47 PM
>
>>> See
>>>
> http://download->east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/install.102/b14235/ob
> ins_int.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> "On Linux or Solaris, the resulting device special file names for
> tape
>>> libraries are /dev/obl1, /dev/obl2, /dev/obl3 and so on, and the
> names
>>> for tape drives are /dev/obt1, /dev/obt2, /dev/obt3 and so on through
>>> /dev/obtn, where n in each case is the Oracle Secure Backup logical
> unit
>>> number you assigned the device. On Windows, the resulting tape
> library
>>> names are obl1, obl2, obl3 and so on, and the names for tape drives
> are
>>> obt1, obt2, obt3 and so on, where these names are assigned
> automatically
>>> during the installation of Oracle Secure Backup on Windows. (Note
> that
>>> the l character in the name of each tape drive is a lower-case L, not
> a
>>> numeral 1.)"
>>>
>>> Perhaps his experience is guided by past Oracle usage?
>
>
>
>> and/or Oracle's ignorance.
>
>
> You have me very curious now -
>
> Oracle's ignorance ?

In all the years that I was plagued with having to manage Oracle 
databases, not once did I see any evidence that Oracle knew how to write 
good code.  Everything is massively bloated & buggy, much of which is due 
to feature creep, but there's also their idea that they can somehow do a 
better job at _everything_ than their competitors, even when they are 
clearly doing a much worse job.  The fact that Oracle feels the need to 
have their own tape drive driver in Linux speaks volumes about their 
arrogance & stupidity.


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