Re: Fantasy Oracle Implementation

First of all, let me say that I am biased. Among the platforms for Oracle database server, I prefer Unix based systems (that eliminates windows in the first pass). Among the different Unix hardware/sofware flavors, I would only test two combinations: Sparc/Solaris and intel/Linux.

Karl Nordquist (oracle_test_at_brightwood.com) wrote:
: Hi all,

: We are currently a shop running Netware 4.11 and Oracle v7.3.4.0.1 and are
: doomed on two points. Point 1 being that Oracle no longer supports v7.x and
: as of December 31, 2001, will no longer support Novell Netware as an OS. We
: cannot upgrade our current hardware to Netware 5.x, and Oracle v8.1.x is not
: certified for Netware.

: So, since about February of this year we have been testing. First testing
: our current hardware with other supported OSes. First was NT, then Win2k,
: tried and failed with Linux and Solaris for Intel (same problem as Netware,
: no drivers for our EISA disk controllers).

: Then we got a test box from Sun (a 420R w/Quad Sparc II 450 Mhz/4mb cache
: each cpu with 2gb memory, and a D1000 running Solaris for Sun) and ran the
: same test. It performed very well on all statements.

: Then we got a test box from HP (intel based LT 6000R, Tri Xeon PIII
: 900Mhz/2mb cache each cpu with 2.25gb memory, and 2 disk arrays for 5 mount
: points running Win 2k) and it tested as well if not slightly better on most
: statements (except ones with heavy ordering and grouping).

: Now I am on the fence, so the question I pose is this, keeping in mind that
: all above mentioned testing of OSes were of the OS straight out of the box
: with no tuning. If you had the ability to do it all over again from the
: beginning, deciding on the best hardware/os combination, where would you be
: today?

: Please feel free to email me at oracle_test_at_brightwood.com or post to the
: group.

: Thanks

: Karl M. Nordquist
: Application Development Supervisor
: Bright Wood Corporation
: Madras, Oregon
Received on Wed Nov 28 2001 - 15:13:18 CST