Re: ORACLE7 errors / Alpha VMS patch

pihlab_at_cbr.hhcs.gov.au wrote:
: In article <1993Dec3.172140.20726_at_icf.hrb.com>, mmm_at_icf.hrb.com (MAX M. MAGLIARO) writes:
: > I am having problems running ORACLE 7.0.13 on an Alpha/AXP with OpenVMS 1.5 .
: > ORACLE randomly aborts with 600 or 602 (access violation or internal
: > exception) errors. I have just discovered that there is a Virtual
: > Memory Mgmt patch to OpenVMS 1.5.
: >
: > From DEC: Many users running ORACLE applications on Alphas experienced this
: > problem. It turned out that the VMS page manager occasionally
: > pulled in the wrong page when it moved pages in and out of
: > a program's virtual space. Since ORACLE is such a page happy,
: > resource-hungry monster, it pages a *lot* and experienced the
: > problem.
 

: Gee. They make it sound like a bug in Oracle don't they. Well, I guess
: if that darn Oracle software didn't page at all it would work just fine
: on our new Digital/Alpha hardware & software. I sure hope they don't use
: any application software that pages too much at any hospitals that run this
: "VMS page manager" otherwise it could void the warranty of a few patients
: BUT that's the application's fault isn't it 8^}.

   I wouldn't count on that! If it ever goes to court, it may well turn    out to be the patients fault for choosing the wrong hospital.

Regards, Hessu

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