RE: Oracle Financials and IBM/AIX Platforms

Tom,

Can you clarify what you meant by 'just the database itself'? Fyi, there are multiple layers in Apps 11i, in which the DB is just one. If this is *entirely* only the DB (not including any part of the Concurrent Manager/other apps layers), then the comparison is as if you are hosting 'just a database' and want to compare IBM/Sun/HP. The only consideration can be 'interoperability' issues - which can leave you exposed to finger-pointing between the Apps/CM layer OS vendors and DB level (IBM) vendor in case of issues. Oracle leans towards Solaris, followed by HP-UX.

I do not currently know of any (fully) AIX based Apps 11i installations. AFAIK, the list is (1) Solaris (2) HP-UX and (3) AIX [ a distant three ]. If you are looking for a reason, availability of patches (esp. NLS patches if you are planning to support multiple languages) and OS level certifications could be a factor when considering the various flavors.

John Kanagaraj
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> From: Mercadante, Thomas F [mailto:NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:56 AM
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> Subject: Oracle Financials and IBM/AIX Platforms
>
>
> All,
>
> Anybody running Oracle Financials on an IBM/AIX platform?
> I've been asked
> for opinions on running the latest version on an IBM P650
> platform running
> AIX. This would be just for the database itself. Any suggestions for
> required memory/disk? I know I need to provide more info
> (like how many
> users etc), but I'm just looking for a thnumbs up/down on the
> hardware for
> now.
>
> thanks
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
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