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Re: Which version of Oracle for a demo on a notebook?

From: Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:21:58 +0200
Message-ID: <3EAD8D66.2010809@netscape.net>


Rick Denoire wrote:
> Ed Prochak <edprochak_at_adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>

>>Daniel Morgan wrote:

>
>
>>>>Use the same version that you are using in production but for the OS on the
>>>>notebook.  Just scale down the sga (db_block_buffers etc)
>>>>Jim
>>>
>>[]
>>
>>>Exactly. I demo with a complete install of the latest version of Enterprise
>>>Edition on a PIII ThinkPad with 512MB RAM and it flies.
>>>--
>>>Daniel Morgan
>>>http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp
>>>(remove one 'x' from my email address to reply)
>>>
>>
>>With the new laptops out now, you should not have a problem with hardware.
>>

>
>
> Yes but if it is possible to make the installation much more robust by
> waiving of innecessary features, I would try it.
>
> And what is Oracle 9i Lite for? (I really don't know what is "light"
> here).
>

The foot print. Needs only a couple of MB to run in, and files total less than a 10 year old HD can carry.

Has limited options, though. I second the original answer - use the same version as the production DB.

-- 
Regards, Frank van Bortel
Received on Mon Apr 28 2003 - 15:21:58 CDT

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