Re: Is oracle database 10g R2 ready for production use yet?

maxim2k wrote:
> On 8/3/05 12:56 AM, DA Morgan wrote:
>

>> I've had it in production for months ... using the most recent Beta.

I can. Oracle runs very large Beta programs which is why the production code, when released, is very good. Apparently, though, no-one ever tests the installer (that's a joke).

> Do you know if there is any major performance difference between Oracle
> Database 10g R2 on Linux x86 and x86_64, using the same server (dual
> XEON EM64T with 4GB of memory) and same OS (but different architecture,
> RHEL4 32bit and 64bit)?

The 64bit has not been released yet so I can not comment. Perhaps Mark can.

> I'd like to go with the 64bit version, but since it's not out yet (and
> there is no realiable ETA), I am considerting to go with 10g R2 32bit,
> since it's already available ...
>
> Thanks.

Do you really need 64bit? Don't just install it unless you truly need what it offers.

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