Re: *nix vs MS

This used to be true.

While I prefer *nix for a number of reasons, I have had Win32 database servers up for longer than 202 days.

Jared

On 10/6/05, Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> Well, I like this at boot-up time: ;-)
>
> "/dev/sdb1 has gone 202 days without being checked, check forced..."
>
> -Mark Bole
>
> Robyn wrote:
> > Everyone,
> >
> > We have a fairly large, truly mission critical database (Oracle
> > 9.2.0.6 <http://9.2.0.6>) at a remote site that is currently running on
> Microsoft. In
> > the past, others have tried to convince mgmt that the system would be
> > more reliable on a unix os, but no one has ever been successful in
> > obtaining a project to make the change.
> >
> > To my way of thinking, the strongest case for moving this database to
> > unix is the track record of this application; it has had far more than
> > it's share of issues (bad backups, system crashes, corrupt blocks,
> > hung processes, cpu spikes and so on) even though it already gets more
> > care and feeding than other databases. (majority of our databases are
> > *nix) This is one aspect of what will be presented.
> >
> > That being said, for those of you who prefer unix, what are your best
> > arguments for choosing unix for an Oracle database? What are the
> > drawbacks? We'd like to make sure we uncover all the pros and cons.
> >
> > Any input is appreciated,
> >
> > Robyn
> >
> > --
> > Robyn Anderson Sands
> > email: Robyn.Sands_at_SciAtl.com
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