Re: Would you recommend having multiple instances on the same box?

John Guthrie wrote:

> I know it is possible to have multiple instances running on the same box
> but:
>
> Can someone tell me if their is an official line that says Oracle does NOT
> recommend running multiple instances on the same box.
>
> AND
>
> Can someone tell me if running multiple instances on the same box is ever
> used in 'the real world'?
>
> The reason for the questions above is that we have made a request to run 2
> instances on the same box and this request was denied saying that Oracle do
> not recommend running more than 1 instance on the same box and that this is
> not done in 'the real world'. (the box which we will be using is more than
> capable of handling 2 instances - spec in this case is not the issue.)

My understanding is as follows:

1. It is a common practice.
2. Oracle make's no specific recommendation.
3. Hardware vendors absolutely recommend it ... because they sell more boxes.
4. The decision is purely financial. In an ideal world ... one box ... one database.

Which is why so many firms are moving to Linux.

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Apr 18 2003 - 07:21:33 CDT