Re: Installing MS-SQL and Oracle into a same server

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:19:52 -0800 (PST), euan.garden_at_gmail.com wrote:

>On Dec 3, 2:44 am, sybrandb <sybra..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 3, 11:03 am, achan..._at_gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Hi ! I have 3 questions that I need help on:
>> > 1. Is it possible to install and run MS-SQL and Oracle from a single
>> > Windows-server box ?
>> > 2. What specific area should I beef-up the server to enable the 2
>> > database engine to run without problems ?
>> > 3. Am I crazy to do this ???
>>
>> 1 yes
>> 2 RAM
>> 3 Oracle and MSSQL have common DLLs. Microsoft is known to upgrade
>> those common DLLs with almost any patch they install.
>> Installing MSSQL may result in spurious Oracle behavior.
>>
>> --
>> Sybrand Bakker
>> Senior Oracle DBA
>
>3 - Really? which ones?

Almost anything runs on the MSVCRT...DLL of Mickeysoft. Mickeysoft has a habit of updating this DLL on the fly. This is why many vendors ship the version they used for development, to install in their own directory.
Oracle doesn't do this and relies on Mickeysoft. Look, Oracle had to release a patch when Mickeysoft in NT4 sp3 without any notice upgraded to from Winsock1 to Winsock2! There are numerous DLLs in common!
Why do you think the EU has been chasing Mickeysoft to disclose their APIs?

-- 
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA