Re: Oracle on Intel vs. Oracle on Sparc

"Robert Schultz" <bert_at_ncinter.net> wrote in message news:f27ba57b.0204150841.64070bad_at_posting.google.com...
> A product we are using requires a Oracle database.
> We are currently running Oracle 8 on a Sun 220R box.
>
> We need to upgrade the hardware substantially in terms of CPU and hard
> drive space for an upgrade.
>
> Due to financial limitations it does not appear as if we can continue
> with Sun Sparc hardware.
>
> Thus we are looking to go with Intel hardware (Dell Servers).
>
>
> I was wondering what sort of data or information any of you can share
> on performance issues.
>
>
> Four Options:
> 1. Oracle on Solaris on Sparc Sun Servers
> 2. Oracle on Solaris on Intel Dell Servers
> 3. Oracle on Linux on Intel Dell Servers
> 4. Oracle on Windows 2000 on Intel Dell Servers
>
> As mentioned before we don't have the funds to go with option 1.
> That leaves us with the remaining three options.
>
> In terms of performance, we don't have a need to transfer a large
> amount of data.
> It will be a lot more small little hits to the database.
>
> Thus big data transfers won't be as common.
> So We're looking for more responsivness than large bandwidth
> transfers.
>
>
> So could someone enlighten me on what sort of performance we can
> expect from these systems on those platforms? (options 2,3,4)
>
> ALL advice is requested please.

Others will doubtless have views on Linux v. Windows, so I won't comment on 3 vs 4. I'd be inclined to avoid 2 though, despite its possible attraction for you. IIRC Oracle 8.1.7 is the last for that platform.

HTH,
Paul Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 12:29:43 CDT