Re: Oracle 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux

Yeah, I've used AIX. I prefer Linux, thank you. :)

Jared

On Thursday 04 October 2001 14:35, Gogala, Mladen wrote:
> The problem is that Oracle supports Linux on Intel
> and IBM does not make RS/6000 with Intel CPU. I''m also
> not sure whether there is a sufficient customer base for
> Oracle to start supporting the PPC Linux. On the other hand,
> there is a Unix-like OS called AIX which does support Oracle.....
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jared.Still_at_radisys.com [mailto:Jared.Still_at_radisys.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:25 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: Re: Oracle 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux
> >
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> >
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> > I don't have experience with Linux on RS/6000, but I would sure
> > like to give it a try.
> >
> > An RS/6000 is a much faster box than a more expensive Sun box.
> >
> > Since IBM supports Linux on their HW, and Oracle supports
> > their RDBMS on Linux, I would jump at the chance for this combination.
> >
> > Jared
> >
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> > "Lord, David -
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> > C&S" To: Multiple
> > recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > <David.Lord_at_ha cc:
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> > yscsg.com> Subject: Oracle
> > 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux
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> > root_at_fatcity.c
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> > om
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> > 10/04/01 10:05
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> > AM
> >
> > Please respond
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> > to ORACLE-L
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> > List
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> > Does anyone have any strong opinions or useful reference on the
> > performance,
> > reliability and scalability of Oracle (probably 8.1.7) on
> > Linux (SuSE?) as
> > against Solaris?
> >
> > We're spec'ing up some kit for a new production d/b and the cost of
> > upgrading one of our existing Suns is so high that it would
> > probably be
> > cheaper to buy a new Linux box (I would guess an IBM). The
> > database is
> > going to be around 20Gb & we were looking at ~4 processors
> > and ~2Gb RAM.
> >
> > Regards
> > David Lord
> > Senior DBA, Hays Consulting & Solutions
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