Re: See an Oracle server from dual boot?

I think you're light years ahead of me, techie wise, Howard.

I'm not even at the performance tuning stage. For just now, I just need to be able to see the data.

Once I've got stuff working, if it doesn't meet performance requirements, I'll start tuning. But I see what you mean about warming up the cache, I didn't understand what you meant first time round.

But thanks for understanding exactly what I wanted to do
> > > At the end of the day, and since your only requirement really is to
see the
> > > same database from both O/Ses, the easiest thing to do would be to
install

I'm trying out your suggestion right now.

Thanks

Leo

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message news:a707o9$vaj$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Sorry Leo... perhaps I've mis-understood, but you want to dual boot O/Ses
(I
> thought). That means booting the machine, which means re-starting Oracle
> each boot. I'm not saying it's not feasible or anything, just that
> development is probably more robust when tested on something that
resembles
> reality, and a freshly-started Instance isn't necessary a good facsimile
of
> reality.
>
> I suppose what I'm think of, is that it's going to be hard to reliably
tune
> your code when the caches are stone cold after each reboot required to
> switch O/Ses.
>
> Regards
> HJR
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> Resources for Oracle: http://www.hjrdba.com
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> "Leo" <leo_at_antapi.XXX.com> wrote in message
> news:a6vf32$52s$1_at_news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Thanks, Howard for your comments.
> >
> > > The trouble with your solution is that you'll be forever shutting down
> so
> > > you can reboot into the other O/S -and that means a fresh startup each
> >
> > What do you mean that I'll be forever shutting down?
> >
> > My aim is that, if I've done some development from NT (modifying,
creating
> > tables,
> > adding, removing data etc) to this single, shared database, that when
> > (perhaps days or weeks later), I'm developing in 2000, I can see those
> > changes.
> >
> > Surely, my described use here, means that I don't need to keep shutting
> > down?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Leo
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
> > news:a6u8ma$5p3$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > > At the end of the day, and since your only requirement really is to
see
> > the
> > > same database from both O/Ses, the easiest thing to do would be to
> install
> > > Oracle twice, once in each O/S, and both into separate directories.
You
> > > need then only use oradim under NT to create a service that allows the
> > > existing database to be opened.
> > >
> > > I have a similar sort of need: to have 8i and 9i databases available,
> but
> > > wanting to share the data between them. My solution was to purchase a
> PC
> > > case, resurrect an ancient (!) Celeron 333, and build a separate box
for
> > the
> > > 8i database (it helps if you have an assortment of old RAM and hard
> disks
> > > scattered at the backs of various cupboards, too). All I then need to
> do
> > is
> > > to establish database links between the two databases, and everything
is
> > > fine.
> > >
> > > The trouble with your solution is that you'll be forever shutting down
> so
> > > you can reboot into the other O/S -and that means a fresh startup each
> > > time... and that means your cache will need to warm up each time. Not
> > sure
> > > how reliable a development environment that's going to be.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
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> > > Resources for Oracle: http://www.hjrdba.com
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> > >
> > >
> > > "Leo" <leo_at_antapi.XXX.com> wrote in message
> > > news:a6u7p2$jbh$1_at_news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > > Thanks Daniel for your help.
> > > >
> > > > re: copying the registry entries - are there many?
> > > > is that gonnae be a long error-prone process?
> > > >
> > > > Have you done this before, and did it work successfully?
> > > >
> > > > Am I REALLY that weird for wanting to be able to do this...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "damorgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:3C926DF1.B0FDB08F_at_exesolutions.com...
> > > > > Copy the registry entries from one to the other and use oradim to
> > mirror
> > > > > the services.
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel Morgan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Leo wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I've got an NT4/Win2000 dual boot machine.
> > > > > > There's a shared logical drive.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can I install Oracle server in such a way that the database
itself
> > > > > > is on the shared drive, and can be seen from both NT4 and 2000?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Leo
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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Received on Tue Mar 19 2002 - 16:49:37 CST