Re: Oracle: how many instances?

Why yes, it is a serious question. What is wrong with connecting 200 to 500 users to a Linux box? I am relatively new to Linux but I figured that I could get better performance and stability from Linux than NT. Your input is appreciated. Thank you

In article <93061t$8ajtf$5_at_ID-62141.news.dfncis.de>,   "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:
> 10 to 20 users would mean between 200 and 500 users connecting to a
 Linux
> box.
> Is this supposed to be a serious question?
>
> Regards,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
>
> <bsidba_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:92vbj4
 $1bn$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > How many Oracle instances can I run on one server and still have
 good
> > performance and reliability? Each instance will only have about
 200MB
> > to 300MB of data and about 10 to 20 users. The server will be a
 dual
> > 933MHz Pentium III Zeon with 2GB of memory running Oracle 8.1.7 SE
 on
> > Red Hat Linux 6.2. I was hoping I could run 20 to 25 instances. Is
> > this out of the question? I have looked through the forums and have
> > been unable to find a similar question and I was hoping that someone
> > had experience with this many instances on one server. Your input
 will
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
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