Re: Some dB hardware questions...

Hi: See below...

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huydat_at_my-deja.com wrote in message <7phtpg$ih4$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> I'm a developer for a new start-up internet portal (like there
>aren't enough of them out there already). We are planning to purchase
>some hardware to host our database. This dB server will back all of
>our offered services and will be accessed quite frequently. We'll be
>running Linux/Unix/Solaris with the Oracle dB. I basically have 3
>questions:
>
> 1) What options are there? (HP, SUN, IBM,...etc)
Oracle8.0 and Oracle8i are available for Linux on Intel hardware. You can run Solaris on Sun SPARC hardware (best choice) or Intel hardware. HP only runs HP-UX and RS-6000's only run AIX.

> 2) Is there a difference between having one huge server or a handful
> of smaller servers connected to each other.
Well, it's debatable and there are sensible exceptions, but in general my opinion is that 2-3 big servers (Dev, QA, and Prod) are much, much better than a bunch of little ones (a management nightmare).

> 3) What would the aproximate price of this hardware setup be?
Well, somewhere between $20,000 and $20,000,000 depending on your requirements. :=) It takes weeks, sometimes months, of analysis to correctly size a system (and then it's usually still wrong).
>
> I know the information I'm giving is vague, but I just need a
>starting point in my research. ANY ideas or suggestions will be
>greatly appreciated
>
>Thanks
>-tom-
>
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Received on Thu Aug 19 1999 - 22:03:05 CDT