Re: linux & Oracle -- best combination

True, but now RedHat pushes it as the 'Red Hat Database'...

http://www.redhat.com/products/software/database/

Christopher Spence wrote:

> PostGresSQL has been out for years, and is not RedHat specific, all
> distributions have included it.
>
> "Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way
> when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
>
> Christopher R. Spence
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> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:36 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Red Hat Oracle's preferred Linux
> distribution, right up until the time they announced the availability of the
> Red Hat Database (PostgreSQL)?
>
> Brian
>
> Christopher Spence wrote:
>
> > I would be curious to see these tests going forward, seeing as RedHat
> > support is difficult to do with 9i and such. And suse now being
> > Oracle's perfered linux. I wonder if these results have changed. I
> > never really played with Oracle on Linux, but if I ever had to, I
> > would be curious.
> >
> > "Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that
> > way when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their
> > shoes."
> >
> > Christopher R. Spence
> > Oracle DBA
> > Phone: (978) 322-5744
> > Fax: (707) 885-2275
> >
> > Fuelspot
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:53 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> > Lisa and others,
> >
> > About a year ago, I was working for a company as a Linux systems
> > engineer (Read as: Tech guy doing sales support). Most of our
> > customers wanted Linux systems, and it was my responsibility to
> > provide them the correct combination of Linux and hardware to meet
> > their needs. I had an ISO 9002 compliance to maintain as I provided
> > testing and supporting data to our clients.
> >
> > My first test was RedHat linux 6.1 with Oracle 8.1.5. I don't have
> > the benchmarks any more, but it worked the best.
> >
> > SCO Unix was bought by Caldera Linux and is not yet being implemented
> > to the full capability (IMHO).
> >
> > Mandrake, SuSe, Storm were all tested as well, And had less
> > satisfactory performance and reliability.
> >
> > Slackware 7 was the next best solution, followed by TurboLinux 6.
> >
> > All of these configurations were tested on the same machine,
> > completely formatted and the same installation performed on each test
> > cycle.
> >
> > I hope this is helpful information.
> >
> > Daniel Curry
> > Systems Administrator
> > CGtime, Inc.
> > 625 Second Street
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> > San Francisco, CA 94107
> > ph: 415-348-6516
> > fx: 415-348-6505
> > cell: 510-304-7889
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:36 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > SuSe is the best so I have been told. I am about to install 8i on 7.1
> > and another guy here is installing 9i on 7.2.
> >
> > Totally untested on my behalf as I haven't started yet but that is the
> > best I have been told.
> >
> > Probably of no use whatsoever !!!
> >
> > Lee
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: 21 August 2001 16:51
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Sorry everyone, I know you were just discussing this recently. What is
> > the most stable combination of Oracle & Linux? What would you
> > recommend? I want to say the consensus was SCO Linux but I don't
> > quite remember. Thank you
> > Lara Croft
> > Oracle Database Administrator
> > Fairfield Resorts, Inc
> >
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