Re: Need basic explanation of standby server hardware and costs

Forgot to add, we use all Sun servers with Unix OS.

Alex Glaros wrote:

> I'm an Oracle beginner looking for an automatic standby system for a 9i
> database that lets clients do queries over the internet.
>
> I would like to add another server so that while it's being updated
> during low client usage at night, the other server is up. Then, when
> during the day when the queries are the busiest, both servers are up
> under a load-balancing configuration. If one server hangs up during
> the nightly copy process, then the other server stays on line by itself.
>
> There's no writing or editing type transactions going on during the day,
> just clients reading the data.
>
> There's about 10 million records that are retrieved via a PL/SQL created
> web interface. The web site gets a high volume of hits.
>
> Can anyone give me a really rough idea of what my options are to
> accomplish the above and even rougher idea of what the costs would be to
> add another server and other hardware? Can you spell out the concepts
> for me in basic terms that almost a lay person could understand? Any
> info would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex Glaros
Received on Fri Oct 29 2004 - 02:01:07 CDT