Hi Anthony
Our Blackboard Database server runs SQL Server under windows and is attached to our SAN and Blackboard dont have any support issues.
Cheers
George Wraith
Systems Manager
Framwellgate Moor
New College Durham
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>>> Anthony Leonard <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/06 10:06 am >>>
Hi Leigh,
I'm sure I just read a discussion like this on this list recently, but I
can't find it now.
Here at York we use clustered web servers, a single Oracle database
server (with warm standby) - all UNIX - and a SAN. I know many others
use a SAN as a perfectly standard deployment option that Blackboard
fully supports.
We haven't tried running Blackboard using VMWare, though I'll bet we'll
want to soon. Perhaps their hesitancy about supporting a SAN for you
arises from its use combination with VMWare, or SQL Server, or both...
Best wishes,
Anthony.
Leigh Haynes wrote:
> Hi all,
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> A question on behalf of a colleague (also posted to
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> Our university is considering an implementation Blackboard (with SQL
> Server as it’s back end) as a replacement for its existing VLE.
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> Blackboard are reluctant to support an installation into a virtualised
> environment (i.e. running on a VMWare host), of more concern is the fact
> that they are not too enthusiastic about attaching to a SAN (kind of
> scuppers our aspirations for a clustered back end). I would be very
> grateful to hear of any experiences you may have had with respect to
> either of these issues.
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> I would be especially interested to hear from you if you have decided
> against Blackboard's recommendations and used either of these technologies.
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> Thanks in advance
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