Re: 90GB table on Windows 2000

kc_news2000_at_yahoo.com (kc) wrote in message news:<a20fe1ab.0210121509.14a93df7_at_posting.google.com>...
> Only answering #4. Unix vs. Windows. You should always choose the
> right tool for the job. Windows is perfect for many tasks,
> administrators are cheap, hardware is commonly available, support is
> commonly available, etc. Choosing Windows/Oracle for a mission
> critical app is a serious mistake. Specifically because of uptime and
> security issues. I'll give two examples.
>

Maybe you're such a good admin that you can run dozens of apps on a single w2K server with good results.

I'm not that good - as I'd disable *everything* that was not absolutely required for running Oracle on the server - and not worry about IEx and IIS vulnerabilities. I don't even install an Oracle HTTP Listener, as that's another piece of non-required software that I don't want to have to patch every time yet another security alert is published. Run only what you absolutely need.

things you don't need to run Oracle on W2K

- Client for Microsoft Networks
- Server service
- Workstation service
- NetBIOS over TCP/IP
- Remote Registry Service
- Print Spooler
- MS DTC
- DHCP Client
- alerter
- System event notification
- TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service

just don't expect any other machine to think that its a Windows box anymore. ;)

Paul Received on Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:30:16 CST