Re: Laptop Oracle exercises

_at_Hans: As far as lab machines go... I generally build my own PCs. I have 16 GB of RAM. I think my motherboard can handle 64 GBs. RAM is pretty cheap when your just buying the sticks and upgrading yourself.

The newer generation motherboard are much more user friendly than in the past. The interfaces are much more robust and you can find videos on the web for just about any motherboard.

I also highly recommend SSD drives for lab machines. Installs go alot faster. I have 2, 120 GB SSDs. I can run 2 VM installs on 2 different SSDs at the same time and its alot faster than using a regular hard drive. if you don't want to sit at your pc, you can use a laptop or a tablet (I use an ipad) and run cheap remote software like splashtop to do your installs from another room.

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Hans Forbrich <fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Yes, that MAA environment might be an ultimate objective. Might be the
> justification for a solid, used, desktop such as a Precision 490 with 32GB
> RAM on eBay - I see a number for under USD$1500 and two refurbs there for
> USD$800
>
> However, going from rusty to comfortable could be accomplished with 2-3
> VMs on an 8GB machine, and I have given DataGuard (command line) seminars
> with 2 very small VMs on 4GB machines. On my 16GB MacBook Pro, I give
> demos with a Cloud Control VM and 3 operational VMs, for nearly everything
> except performance discussions.
>
> For learning, Dell refurb Optiplex 755/760 Small Form Factor machines at
> roughly $150 (with online coupon) and a GB network - as I have in my lab -
> work nicely as well.
>
> The point is, where there is a will ...
>
> /Hans
>
>
> On 09/01/2014 11:10 AM, Niall Litchfield wrote:
>
>> The challenge with VMs will be similar to that in the 32g laptop thread.
>> If you want to look at MAA then you'll need a minimum of 4 vms running. For
>> many, but not all, laptops that will be challenging.
>>
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