Re: Which oracle server ?
From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:26:09 +1100
Message-ID: <41bcb76c$0$1082$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>
>>Hi all,
>>
>> I will deploy a database project to an Oracle server, but I could not
>>figure out which version of Oracle should I get. Here is my configuration:
>>Hardware:
>>Dell 1750 Dual Xeon 3.2Ghz, 2GB Ram, 3x36GB Hdd on Raid 5
>>Operating System: Redhat Linux 9
>>
>>I will deploy only 1 database for the application. Only 1 DBA will use the
>>Oracle server when necessary. When the database once deployed, Only 1
>>application will reach it to read and write data. There will not be any
>>other database in the server. The server will be used for only this purpose,
>>nothing else.
>>
>>From Oracle's website, I see there are Enterprise, Standard and Standard One
>>level of purchasing options. In this case, which should I go with ?
>>
>>Thank you for answers.
>>
>>Murtix Van Basten.
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:26:09 +1100
Message-ID: <41bcb76c$0$1082$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>
Patrick SenderaKurt Kuddy wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:40:14 -0500, Murtix Van Basten wrote: > >
>>Hi all,
>>
>> I will deploy a database project to an Oracle server, but I could not
>>figure out which version of Oracle should I get. Here is my configuration:
>>Hardware:
>>Dell 1750 Dual Xeon 3.2Ghz, 2GB Ram, 3x36GB Hdd on Raid 5
>>Operating System: Redhat Linux 9
>>
>>I will deploy only 1 database for the application. Only 1 DBA will use the
>>Oracle server when necessary. When the database once deployed, Only 1
>>application will reach it to read and write data. There will not be any
>>other database in the server. The server will be used for only this purpose,
>>nothing else.
>>
>>From Oracle's website, I see there are Enterprise, Standard and Standard One
>>level of purchasing options. In this case, which should I go with ?
>>
>>Thank you for answers.
>>
>>Murtix Van Basten.
> > > > > You don't want to use raid 5.
He might do.
> raid 0+1 is recommended.
By whom? Oracle?? Not true, if so.
> Suggestion: look > into using ASM (Automatic Storage Management) and 10g. Simply put, ASM is > basically a database file system.
Simply put, I am a Martian.
One statement is as true as the other.
> Oracle will manage the mirroring of the > database files for you transparently.
ASM, of course, does no such thing. It mirrors data, not files. There's a difference.
And only, in any case, if you ask it to.
> You'll want to do some reading and
> research on this, obviously.
Obviously.
By the way: how about answering the original question: does he get Enterprise, Standard or Standard One version of 10g??
HJR Received on Sun Dec 12 2004 - 22:26:09 CET