DA Morgan wrote:
> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>
>> Rauf Sarwar wrote:
>>
>>> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rauf Sarwar wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> In a test environment, how many instances should be run on a
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> windows
>>>
>>>>> 2000
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> server? I say 1..any comments..thought..or suggestions? Anyone run
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2
>>>
>>>>>> instances on a server?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>>
>>>>> Production however, is a different ballgame.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You don't run production in Windows 2000, server or other flavors.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Please elaborate. Don't want to misread your statement.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> /Rauf
>>>
>>
>> I think Windows 2000 is such in instable, immature
>> product, that you cannot seriously think about using
>> it for production environment(s).
>> Things have gone better for Windows 2003 and XP, I hear.
>
>
> As much as I agree with your prejudice. I personally would
> never recommend any version of Windows as a server environment
> for Oracle I must confess that I have met some Oracle on
> Windows installations that were stable enough to be acceptable.
> Just not in a high transaction environment.
Oh, yes - it's a very biased opinion. Oddly enough, I would not
have a problem with NT4... That's mature by now :)
However, I simply loathe all these reboots - one of my kids
got a new PC, and the installation took only 20 minutes or so,
but getting Win2K up-to-date took about another hour...
Can't these guys write reentrant code, or what?
--
Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Jan 27 2005 - 03:20:25 CST
