Re: Recommended hardware for 9i on Linux, at home

Hi,

Sorry to repeat the same as previous posters: my experience with home installation of 9i also tells: CPU speed BY FAR less important than memory.

Also, I suggest to set up 2 computers (or more) in local network (I have cable router Lynksys for this). Consider which components you want to explore:

9idb itself
9iAS - java (j2ee)
9iAS - portal_BI
9i - infrastructure
OEM server/agent/console
ODS and other tools

All together can total above 10 G of HardDrivce and occupy well above 1G of RAM (if you install and run all components with all demos)

Good luck.

AlexV.

"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:3E8FCBC0.CB383D45_at_telusplanet.net...
> Roger Redford wrote:
>
> > Dear experts,
> >
> > I'm planning to buy a Pentium 4 computer for
> > home and install Linux and Oracle 9i.
>
> > I don't want to chisel on the resources.
> > What is recommended for such a configuration?
> > Memory, disk space, CPU speed? Should a gig of
> > memory be alright? Are some hardware brands
> > better than others for Linux?
> >
>
> There are a whole lot of considerations here, and a huge set of
> potentially diffeent 'correct' answers. It really all depends on the
> expected load - in other words, what you want to do with the database.
>
> For quite a while, I'd used a Pentium 500Mhz, 512MB Ram, 20GB laptop and
> been reasonably satisfied when I was primarily presenting or teaching,
> when speed was not an issue, when I was the only user, and so on . Flip
> side, when I turned on OEM, added a second instance, added a second
> user, tried to do some hefty PL/SQL as well as concurrent Java, and at
> the same time run c++ compiler and the thing just didn't make me happy.
> (Go figure)
>
> My personal recommendations and rules of thumb (YMMV) ...
> ... running only database s/w, (app server should have it's own box(es)
> )
> ... lab/test or devel, not production!
>
> 1) CPU ... anything above Pentium 500MHz should be OK. Based on budget
> I'd shoot for a minimum of 1.8G to allow Java stuff. Just be aware that
> P4 has what appears to be an 'anti-Java glitch' that you need patched.
> 2) Disk Space ... basically plan on 1.5G for the software and minimum
> DB, another 1.5G for a reasonable sample data set, and grow from there.
> Given the prices today, for a home 'lab', I'd shoot for 40GB and be very
> happy.
> 3) Disk Speed ... probably more important than space. If you don't want
> to spring for SCSI, I'd suggest 7200 rpm, ATA-133 drives. Plan on
> replacing that often as it wears out.
> 4) Memory ... the more the merrier. I would not plan on anything less
> than 3x 256M, I would prefer 1-2G but OI would be satisfied with 1G.
>
> Look at Oracle's tech net site (http://otn.oracle.com -> search for
> linux), where they talk a lot about certified linux and linux partners.
> Basically you'll find that the officially supported environments are
> either Red Hat's current Enterprise or UnitedLinux-based Enterprise
> versions. The Enterprise portion suggests you pay for it to be
> supported, but it's supported all the way back to Oracle. (UnitedLinux
> includes SuSE and others). That said, the Oracle site's white papers
> get into details like versions of the linux kernel, and there are a
> number of people who have successfully installed on different distros
> just based on kernel compatibility.
>
> My personal preference is SuSE Linux, simply because their distro
> carried some s/w that I needed a while ago while others did not. I
> simply have not had a reason to play with others lately, although I hear
> good things there as well. In particular, SuSE has an active and very
> supportive Oracle-related mail list that I am impressed with (again -
> not experience with others recently).
>
> FInally, I'd pick the distro based on apparent support, then pick the
> hardware based on the distro and the HCLs
>
> HTH
> /Hans
>
Received on Sun Apr 06 2003 - 17:25:36 CDT