RE: Oracle 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux

So do I, Jared, so do I.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:40 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: Oracle 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux
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> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Lord, David -
> > >
> > > C&S" To: Multiple
> > > recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > > <David.Lord_at_ha cc:
> > >
> > > yscsg.com> Subject: Oracle
> > > 8.1.7 on Solaris vs. Linux
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> > > root_at_fatcity.c
> > >
> > > om
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> > > 10/04/01 10:05
> > >
> > > AM
> > >
> > > Please respond
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> > >
> > > List
> > >
> > > 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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