RE: Mainframe-class

Message-Id: <10651.119328@fatcity.com> From: "Sais, Gene" Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 11:34:28 -0400 Subject: RE: Mainframe-class This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03786.94C1ECBA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have to agree with Dick. I have worked with Sun and HP, both are good. HP is better in the HA environment. HP MC serviceguard is less expensive than Sun's Veritas Trusted Cluster. Gene Sais -----Original Message----- From: dgoulet@vicr.com [mailto:dgoulet@vicr.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 10:30 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re:Mainframe-class Nosie, After 8 years of having those old reliable boulders in the computer room, I can very happily recommend HP's 9000 series of computers with HP-UX, any flavor you like, and EMC's Symetrix disk arrays. I call them "boulders" because that's just how they act, they just sit there doing their jobs 24x7x52 without so much as an uncontrolled burb. I'd say that the latest series on L & N class machines are really good with their built-in "soft fail" and total hot-swap capability. Also, in HP's case where it's an extra, go with Predictive Support. They add a software package onto the machine that snoops around looking for trouble & then calls home. It's kind of nice having your support guy call from the front desk with a spare part in hand, before you even notice a problem. Dick Goulet ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Author: "Nosie" Date: 10/12/00 9:45 PM Dear All, My team is writing a proposal for our huge core system using Oracle database. We already consider IBM mainframe S/390 as an alternative and we are now looking for another alternative using UNIX env. Can anybody inform or recommend me the largest, most-powerful, stable unix machine where Oracle can run on? Thank you in advance. Nosie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Nosie INET: tekait11@bni.co.id Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: dgoulet@vicr.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03786.94C1ECBA Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Mainframe-class

I have to agree with Dick. I have worked with = Sun and HP, both are good. HP is better in the HA = environment. HP MC serviceguard is less expensive than Sun's = Veritas Trusted Cluster.

Gene Sais

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From: dgoulet@vicr.com [mailto:dgoulet@vicr.com]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 10:30 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re:Mainframe-class

Nosie,

After 8 years of having those old = reliable boulders in the computer room, I
can very happily recommend HP's 9000 series of = computers with HP-UX, any flavor
you like, and EMC's Symetrix disk arrays. I = call them "boulders" because that's
just how they act, they just sit there doing their = jobs 24x7x52 without so much
as an uncontrolled burb. I'd say that the = latest series on L & N class machines
are really good with their built-in "soft = fail" and total hot-swap capability.
Also, in HP's case where it's an extra, go with = Predictive Support. They add a
software package onto the machine that snoops around = looking for trouble & then
calls home. It's kind of nice having your = support guy call from the front desk
with a spare part in hand, before you even notice a = problem.

Dick Goulet

____________________Reply = Separator____________________
Author: "Nosie" = <tekait11@bni.co.id>
Date: 10/12/00 = 9:45 PM

Dear All,

My team is writing a proposal for our huge core = system using Oracle
database. We already consider IBM mainframe S/390 as = an alternative and we
are now looking for another alternative using UNIX = env. Can anybody inform
or recommend me the largest, most-powerful, stable = unix machine where Oracle
can run on?

Thank you in advance.

Nosie

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