Re: 30 instances on one host

"Joel Garry" <joel-garry_at_nospam.cox.net> wrote in message news:slrnah2sb5.ho.joel-garry_at_zr1.vista1.sdca.cox.net...
> You are hopelessly idealistic.

Thanks. I am indeed both idealistic and cynical.

> Often, there will be old crud that
> requires the instance to be shut down for whatever reason (imps from
> elsewhere known to blow db, strange propagation requirements, strange
> upgrade/release requirements, etc.).

Apps like this though often require the server to be restarted as well, so I'm going to hang out for 2 further boxes specifically for this application along with all the associated costs.

>
> But of course, Oracle says 9i is just _made_ for mixing DW and
transactions,
> eh? And They're always right and They never lie. Larry did say we don't
> need DBA's anymore.

This is often quoted but I'm not sure it was ever actually said. I thought what had been said was that 9i would reduce the management costs in your organisation. Even though that's our jobs they're talking about I'd certainly hope so. I'm not going to tocuh the mixed workload argument though <VBG>.

>
> Sorry, that old V6 app is just gonna have to be upgraded, darn it.

Nah still running. Current date June 20 1972 and only three days have passed since the break in at the Watergate Hotel

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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