Re: Any recommendations for intel boxes for Oracle 7.3?

In comp.databases.oracle.server Neil Chandler <tcnec_at_tchp2.tcamuk.stratus.com> wrote:
: In article <690t78$cch$1_at_beast.sjf.novell.com>, Todd Hale wrote:
 

: It really depends upon your application and the amount of concurrent users.
: Do you need a small amount of processes to run faster or a better concurrency?
: Do you have a heavy single-stream batch schedule?
: Why not get 4 Pentium II 300s ?

Chipsets supporting 4-P2's don't exist yet. It'll probably have to wait for the next gen Intels because of that and some other architectural limitations of the P2.

Other than that, I agree with Neil. Oracle does has a System Sizer product that attempts to predict your system requirements based on advanced modeling techniques. Other than that, make sure you aren't better served by two smaller servers.

: >We're going production with a database and need to buy a beefy machine that is
: >optimized for Oracle 7.3 on NT or NetWare. We're getting the following
: >features, but what else is important?
: >
: > 512 MB ram
: > 30 GB raid system
: >
: >Which processor set is better?
: >
: > 4 Pentium 200s or 2 Pentium II 300s
: >
: >Anything else? Are there any published benchmarks out there (I haven't found
: >any on the web, yet).
: >
: >Any information would be *greatly* appreciated.
: >
: >Todd Hale --> dolthead
: >thale_at_nospam.novell.com
Received on Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00:00 CST