Re: Enterprise 8i on Linux or Solaris?

I have tested Oracle on Linux, but never used it in a production situation. It seemed to work. However, I can tell you that Oracle develops it's products on Solaris. From a personal standpoint Oracle on solaris has NEVER failed me. Not to say I have never had a problem or a issue, but it has always worked and worked very well.

cvilla_dejanews_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> In article <8t52fa$utp$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> daryl_at_McGregor.bc.ca wrote:
> > I'm making some purchasing decisions for my company. We're going to
> > purchase Enterprise 8i, but I'm not sure yet what operating system
 that
> > I want to go with.
> >
> > Linux boxes tend to be cheaper, both for hardware reasons and Oracle
> > Licensing.
> >
> > Some people believe that a Solaris platform would be stronger but
 nobody
> > can tell me why. The only reasoning I hear is that Oracle has been
> > designing for Solaris for such a long time. I need a little more than
> > just hearsay to make an educated decision.
> >
> > What are facts here? Is a Solaris platform better? If I go with
> > Solaris, I have to justify the increased cost. I've seen a lot of
> > postings here about installation problems with RH 7.0 but that's not a
> > very concrete reason for selecting Solaris over Linux.
> >
> > Got some facts? Need the info.
>
> I use Linux width oracle8i for 2 years (RH6.2 -ORA8i)and we no have any
> problem, every new version had some problems but fixes to.
>
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