Re: Would you recommend Oracle on HP Unix D class servers?

Jeffery Cann wrote:
>
> Greetings.
>
> We are an Oracle VAR. We have small-medium Oracle databases that are
> the repository and processing centers for our clients who run
> point-of-sale. The point-of-sale stations are written in Oracle Forms
> 4.5.
>
> Some of our larger clients (> 50 database users) show a significant
> performance decrease during peak system usage. A typical client runs
> our Oracle database on a Pentium-class 32-bit server, SCO UNIX, 48 = 128
> MB of RAM. Some servers have dual pentium processors. The
> points-of-sale are distributed on wide area networks (WANs).
>
> We are considering the addition of the HP Unix D class server for
> clients with high numbers of point-of-sale stations. We have no
> experience with the performance of Oracle on HPs PA-RISC architecture
> and the 64 bit operating system. We are looking for some input from
> those who develop and deploy this combination of database and server
> hardware.
>
> If you run Oracle on an HP Unix D class server, please take 2 minutes
> and respond to the following questions.
>
> Thank you.
>
> 1. What type of database transactions does your system perform.
>
> 2. Would you describe the load on your HP D class server as 'LOW'
> 'MEDIUM' or 'HIGH'?
>
> 3. How many concurrent users access the Oracle database?
>
> 4. At peak processing loads, how well does the Oracle server perform on
> the HP D class server?
>
> 5. Would you recommend the HP D class to run Oracle?
>
> 6. Do you think the license pricing for the Oracle database on HP-UNIX
> is reasonable?
>
> 7. What other comments or recommendations would you make?
>
> Jeff
> --
> Jeffery C. Cann
> Senior Software Engineer
> Fairway Systems, Inc.

I have Oracle for HP and it is great. I also have in SCO and NT. Yakub Received on Mon Mar 02 1998 - 00:00:00 CET