Re: 64-bit Oracle on Solaris 7 !

From: Eugene Firyago <efiryago_at_bisys.com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 09:48:28 -0400
Message-ID: <7hh9lj$8s9$1@ligarius.ultra.net>

According to the Oracle Product Cetrification Matrix there is no 64-bit Oracle Server software for Solaris yet. Even for 2.7/64-bit Oracle still is 32-bit. By the way there is 64-bit Oracle 8.0.5 for HP-UX 11.0/64-bit.

Eugene.

Damir DELAS <damir.delas_at_clariden.ch> wrote in message news:7hgs17$pu0_at_times.ska.com...
> Hi there,
>
> we are planning to install Oracle Enterpr. Ed. 7.3.4.3 or even Oracle
8.1.6 on Solaris 7.
> Both Oracle releases have been (or sonn will be) certified for Solaris 7.
>
> Our Unix server is an Ultra Enterprise 6500 with 8GB of RAM recently
running
> with Solaris 7. Solaris 7 is an 64 bit OS, and is capable of adressing
virtual
> memory up to 2^64.
>
> We would like to use 7GB out of availible 8GB of memory as Oracle shared
memory (SGA).
> This means that Oracle must be able to use 64 bit memory addressing.
>
> Could anybody answer the following question(s) :
>
> How do we get this 64-bit capability with Oracle ?
>
> Does Oracle install itself as 64 bit application, if it notices that the
underlying OS
> is a 64-bit OS, or is there an extra release/patch/add-on for 64 bit
Oracle ?
>
> Please, answer to my e-mail address too.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> damir.delas_at_clariden.ch
>
>
>
Received on Fri May 14 1999 - 08:48:28 CDT