Re: oracle vldb on windows nt

Run UNIX on Intel then - Solaris 2.6 or 7 runs just fine on most 4-8 CPU Intel PPro, Xeon based servers.

Stilian

attwoody wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I would be interested in hearing about experiences running Oracle
> VLDB's (500GB - 1TB) on Windows NT - what kind of servers, reliability,
> ease of scalability, etc, etc. The application would be PeopleSoft 7.5,
> Financials and HR/Payroll.
>
> I, personally, would feel much safer running something like this on
> either a HP N-Class, Sun UltraEnterprise 5500 or IBM RS/6000 S80 (when
> it comes out in the fall), but "dead presidents" (ie: cost of unix
> servers vs intel) are talking very loud and clear to the management of
> my company.
>
> Fortunately, the "dead presidents" aren't drowning out other
> considerations such as reliablilty and scalability; I'm being asked
> about NT more from the perspective of its being another option.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
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Received on Thu Jul 22 1999 - 13:58:39 CDT