Re: How to install Oracle Parallel Server

It is my understanding that there is no reason to install OPS on one box. The intention of OPS is to provide additional throughput when one instance can no longer support additional connections or transactions. Adding an additional instance on the same processor & memory would only incur more overhead and reduce the total transactions per minute. You can run two instances against two different databases on the same box, and you can run two instances against one database where the instances are on different boxes (Parallel Server) but you may not run two instances against the same database on the same box. The Operation System Dependent layer from the hardware vendor allows to processor boxes or boards to share the same disk storage. This is how parallel server gets two instances in separate memory spaces with different processors to access the same database files.

Best!

Randall

Andrew Au <andrewa1_at_home.com> wrote in message news:yfCR6.106173$eK2.24026831_at_news4.rdc1.on.home.com...
> Can I run OPS on a single Sun box?
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> Can I install and test the Oracle Parallel Server on a single Solaris
> machine? I just want to set up two instances sharing the same set of
> datafiles created on raw devices.
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> I have 8.1.6.0.0 installed but v$option shows parallel server feature not
> enabled.
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> I have the installation CD but can't find the parallel server feature
> install box anywhere. Is it hidden due to me lack of hardware?
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> The OPS preinstallation document states that I need to install vendor
> supplied Operation System Dependent layer. What is this and do I
 absolutely
> need it before I can enable the OPS feature?
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> Please Email me directly at andrew.au_at_mbs.gov.on.ca as well as posting
 here.
> Thanks in advance for you help.
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Received on Thu May 31 2001 - 23:53:10 CDT