Re: Oracle 8.0.4 Server - NT4ws or W2Kas?

In article <PzL76.34728$y9.7615991_at_typhoon.we.rr.com>,   "Joe Stanton" <joe_at_bravenewsoftware.com> wrote:
> I have been using PO8 for some time w/o problems except performance.
 For a
> new project I must use Oracle 8.0.4 in a true server role.
>
> I have 2 computers available for this role:
>
> 1. Dual P3/600 Windows NT 4.0 SP4 Workstation.
> 2. Dual PPro/200 Windows 2000 Advanced Server currently functioning
 as PDC,
> printer server, and web server.
>
> Which computer is best suited for this role? Will Windows NT 4.0
> Workstation actuall be able to function as an Oracle server? I know
 that
> Microsoft's SQL Server requires Windows NT/2000 Server for this role
 and am
> unsure of Oracle's limitations. I have tried reading documentation
 but
> cannot find a statement that explicitly defines o/s requirements for
> specific roles.
>
> TIA
> Joe
>
> PS: Any responses via email are appreciated!
>
>

1 Oracle 8.0.4 has been desupported long ago. The current and terminal release for 8.0 is 8.0.6
2 Oracle 8.*1*.6 is the first version certified on Win2K 3 If you are running Oracle on a server it should definitely *NOT* act as a PDC, print server and web server, as the Oracle performance will seriously suffer from that. This would be simply a crazy move. Oracle needs to run on a standalone server, it should NOT as a PDC or BDC or whatever (DHCP server, FTP server, *FILE* server or anything) 4 Oracle *does* run on NT workstation, though I believe -courtesy of Microsoft- the number of connections to that workstation will be limited to 5.

Seems you are a little bit stuck!

Regards,

--
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

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