Re: 10g 64 bit on AMD64/Linux--which Linux?

Mike wrote:

> Question for the early adopters out there: how is is 64 bit 10g on 64
> bit Linux working out? Is our best bet Redhat, Suse, or pass on Linux
> for now?
>
> We're currently running 32 bit 8.1.7.4 with a 3GB SGA on a Sun V880,
> Solaris 8. In the next few months we want to upgrade hardware and
> software to get more processing power per CPU and to allow a bigger
> block cache.
>
> We'd like to jump to 64 bit Oracle 10g.
>
> Sun's V40z looks very good to us on the hardware side. However AMD64
> isn't supported on Solaris 10 until 10gR2, the release of which might
> not meet our timeline.
>
> Opinions welcome.
>
> Mike

It works but is far too expensive for what you get.

Look at an Apple Macintosh G5 server and you get substantially better 64 bit performance (not 64 bit hydrid) at a substantially lower cost.

Linux's time has come and gone. Oracle corporate is beginning to move Apple hardware into the Redwood Shores data center.

Here's my price comparison, apples to apples, with the V20Z using list prices.

V20Z dual AMD 252 CPUs, 4GB RAM, 2x73GB SCSI, rails, 3 yr. hardware support, 3 yr. Redhat support, no FireWire available. $16,051

Apple Xserve G5 dual 2.3GHz CPUs, 4GB RAM, 2x80GB SATA, rails, 3 yr. hardware, 3 yr. AppleCare. $7,348.

Apple is going to eat Sun's lunch or Sun is going to have to both double performance and half the price just to stay even.

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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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