Re: Why doesn't Oracle care about Linux as IBM does?

On 14 Aug 2001 07:59:01 -0700, pagesflames_at_usa.net (Dusan Bolek) wrote:

>everything (usually) works fine. However, NEVER put any BackOffice MS
>application on same server as Oracle is.

Well, according to the recommendations of M$ in their NT administration courses, one should never, never mix applications in their servers. One box for SS, one box for BO. The logical conclusion is that ORACLE and BO in the same box are a complete no-no!

>I had encountered a terrible
>issues with Oracle and Exchange server running the same box. Although
>my opinion is that Exchange server doesn't need any help from other
>SW, Exchange can alone crash NT box in no time. :-)
>

Yeah, quite true. M$ reps like to quote the "enterprise server" capabilities of NT, but their education dept teaches a slightly different story.

>To be honest, I had a plan to get Linux on my home test server (I have
>Oracle on NT already there), but I've crashed Linux installation with
>my partition reconfigurations before I had a chance to install Oracle.

Get a copy of Partition Magic. Now! ;-)

Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam Received on Tue Aug 14 2001 - 11:01:42 CDT