RE: Operating Systems

I can't argue with that one. NT does have its place. If its not a critical application and you only need a predetermined amount of users to access it, its a pretty cheap way to get a very expensive database up. Its all a matter of economics.

However, then you have 6 million NT servers cause you really can only have one
application on it or they don't play so nice. As opposed to one nice kick-ass HPUX server (or two in my case as we Service Guard them). OK, so I have more then two but to put what I have on Unix on NT would mean a whole new data center.

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Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:41 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

At last! Somebody who speaks my language!

The biggest problem I have found with NT is when people insist on adding this and that and that over there, add this piece of software that overwrites this .dll but hasn't been properly tested.. Poor drivers etc..

Grab an Intel system, fresh off the press.. Install Oracle, set up your network card, set up your database, set up security, open to the network - LEAVE IT ALONE.. you got yourself a pretty damn stable system..

We have a Win2K system here that is used for file storage.. It has two HDs, one with the OS, the other with all files & backups shared across a network. I have NEVER had to reboot this system! Oh sorry I did ONCE when I had to move it's location.

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Thomas F
Sent: 15 November 2001 14:11
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

All,

Interesting comments regarding OS selection. Of course, this has been covered in the past at great length.

Let me add my 2 cents.

NT is a very viable option if it is being administered by a competent NT Admin who does not treat the box like a home desktop.

I have been working on NT boxes for two years now, and have seen the worst and best it has to offer. The worst is when it is not respected as a true operating system. The best is when it is managed carefully and with great fore-thought.

I have not experienced *any* of the comments made in this thread - like rebooting every so often. I have very stable, powerfull machines that are being managed by the best NT admins I have every seen, and they are performing very nicely, thank you.

In my opinion, they are a viable platform solution.

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:53 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

I guess that on Intel platform you don't have other choice than Linux and Oracle fo Linux.

Database on NT = highway to hell and you cruise at high speed

JP

On Thu 15. November 2001 13:40, you wrote:
> That leaves NT for shops that require customer support...
>
> Regards,
> Patrice Boivin
> Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Pruner [SMTP:jan_at_pruner.cz]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:55 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: Operating Systems
>
> From our root:
> Don't use Solaris on Intel.
> It's very very unstable and doesn't support too much HW.
>
> JP

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