Re: Hardware Recommendations

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: 2000/08/11
Message-ID: <8n0g44$806$1@soap.pipex.net>#1/1

microsoft.com runs on win2k,iis5 & sql server 2000. Hotmail however is on a unix platform, despite being owned by ms.

However 1500 concurrent users will be a huge load for NT/2K. I suspect you are into load balancing solutions at this sort of scale.

HTH

--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:965840494.19631.0.pluto.d4ee154e_at_news.demon.nl...


> If you have 1500 simultaneous connections to that database, just forget

> about Windhose. It will not be able to cope with this load.

> Even Microsoft itself is AFAIK not using NT for their website.

>

> Regards,

>

> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

>

> "Jason Rigsbee" <jrigsbee_at_rigsbee.net> wrote in message

> news:eU817IhAAHA.56_at_cpmsnbbsa07...

> > What kind of hardware do I need to purchase (RAM, HD, Processor, etc.)

 to


> > run an Oracle database that will have 1500 simultaneous connections

 running


> > Windows 2000 (preferred) or Windows NT 4.0?

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> > jlr

> >

> >

>

>

Received on Fri Aug 11 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT