Re: What Platform for Oracle7??

In article 2me_at_newsserver.trl.OZ.AU, TJambu_at_vtrlmel1.trl.oz.au (Tony Jambu) writes:
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>Since we are on the topic of what is not included. Let's see. We are
>in the situation after buying HP equipment. No CD-ROM reader, no
>X software, no X-terminal/workstation console and anything else
>eg performance monitoring tools, cost you an arm and two legs. If you
>were going down the HP route, MAKE SURE you get everything in black and
>white of the items (H/W & S/W) promised to you.
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>Dont get me wrong, I like HP gear but are they expensive when you
>start to add up all the options. They have one of the best chip
>architecture but are they $$$$.

Hi,

I'd blame your saleperson and buyers for this. Before you buy you should have a clear idea of what you're getting and what its going to look like. Servers (HP series 800, SPARCservers, SPARCcenters, ...) don't come with X-terminals because it adds expense, pinches valuable CPU time and contexts, and X clients can be run and displayed on remote workstation or PC X server. I think it is desirable that everything be split into pieces---that way you can configure exactly what you want. For example, some people might not appreciate a bundled CDROM drive if they already have several spread around the place.

Sun have "base packages" (my term) consisting of a particular box/CPU/memory/ disk/cdrom/console/user-license combination. In general the choice of base packages for a particluar machine is wide enough not be be restrictive. If you can identify a base backage that is a subset of your needs then go for it because it is always less expensive to buy a bundled item than to add it on as a separate pricelist item.

Perhaps people would be well-advised to make a list of what they want before they buy. In addition to hardware, specify console, admin tools, backup utility, performance monitoring tools, etc. Then ask the salespeople what is bundled and what is extra.

Cheers

Gavin

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