Re: Enterprise 8i on Linux or Solaris?

From: <cvilla_dejanews_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:30:07 GMT
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In article <8t52fa$utp$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>, daryl_at_McGregor.bc.ca wrote:
> I'm making some purchasing decisions for my company. We're going to
> purchase Enterprise 8i, but I'm not sure yet what operating system
that
> I want to go with.
>
> Linux boxes tend to be cheaper, both for hardware reasons and Oracle
> Licensing.
>
> Some people believe that a Solaris platform would be stronger but
nobody
> can tell me why. The only reasoning I hear is that Oracle has been
> designing for Solaris for such a long time. I need a little more than
> just hearsay to make an educated decision.
>
> What are facts here? Is a Solaris platform better? If I go with
> Solaris, I have to justify the increased cost. I've seen a lot of
> postings here about installation problems with RH 7.0 but that's not a
> very concrete reason for selecting Solaris over Linux.
>
> Got some facts? Need the info.

I use Linux width oracle8i for 2 years (RH6.2 -ORA8i)and we no have any problem, every new version had some problems but fixes to.

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