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RE: Linux as a production machine

From: Steve Adams <steve.adams_at_ixora.com.au>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 16:29:53 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002AB811.20010205162606@fatcity.com>

Hi Dave,

I would recommend a later kernel for anyone who wants to run a production Oracle system on Linux. The 2.2.14 kernel has bugs in the VM. It pages much too aggressively and cannot be tamed. So you need to ensure that you never page which is wasteful.

@ Regards,
@ Steve Adams
@ http://www.ixora.com.au/
@ http://www.christianity.net.au/

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2001 3:02
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Hi Dick,

        A couple of campanies I consult for are using
        Linux and Oracle (8.0.5, 8.1.6) as production
        databases. Neither is really high transaction volume
        but one is holding about 1.5 GB of data.

        One install occured because Oracle on NT was choking
        the box and the company did not want to buy new
        hardware. I find you usually get a 20 -30% performance
        boost with Oracle on Linux vs NT for the same hardware.

        The 8.0.5 Linux release has some problems so I would
        recommend the 8.1.6 release which is of the same quality
        as all other UNIX Oracle releases (Notice I didn't comment
        on the quality, just the similarity :)

        Both machines are in archive log mode and show typical
        unix uptimes (Months).

WARNING:
        My original kernel is  Slackware 1.2.13 (I think) and
        I have maintained my own kernel and system for the past
        5-6 years (Currently 2.2.14).  This gives me an extremely
        reliable (but custom) system. My builds are of better
        quality than any commercial linux packages I have tested.

        I would recommend Caldera over Redhat based on my tests and
        what I have  heard from other admins. The feeling
        seems to be Redhat is going after the consumer market
        while Caldera is concentrating on the server market.

        In summary, Linux, once properly configured is quite
        suitable as a production Oracle platform.
HTH
Dave
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