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Summary: Review Request: rds-tools - utilities for testing rds protocol networking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772243
Summary: Review Request: rds-tools - utilities for testing rds protocol networking Product: Fedora Version: rawhide Platform: Unspecified URL: http://people.redhat.com/dledford/Package%20Review/ OS/Version: Unspecified Status: NEW Severity: unspecified Priority: unspecified Component: Package Review AssignedTo: nobody@fedoraproject.org ReportedBy: dledford@redhat.com QAContact: extras-qa@fedoraproject.org CC: notting@redhat.com, package-review@lists.fedoraproject.org Classification: Fedora Story Points: --- Type: --- Regression: --- Mount Type: --- Documentation: ---
The rds network protocol was created mainly for Oracle and is used heavily by Oracle in the latest generation RAC products. The protocol is basically UDP with a reliability guarantee, and RDS stands for Reliable Datagram Service. These utilities allow a user to test the RDS stack in the kernel to make sure it is properly configured and operational.