Re: Oracle Server System Specs

mewisenb_at_hotmail.com (Michael Wisenbaker) wrote in message news:<e0a7c4c7.0302101426.46107c47_at_posting.google.com>...
> I will shortly have the "pleasure" of installing and maintaining an
> Oracle server(linux based). We currently do not have any hardware on
> which to install Oracle. My question is what are the minumum specs I
> should be looking at? I've read the documentation on the Oracle
> website, but the only info in regards to system specs is the amount of
> RAM. So, what do you run Oracle on, how well does it run, and if you
> had your druthers what would you run it on?
>
> Apreciated,
>
> Michael

0, Backup/Restore/Recovery

1. I/O
2. memory
3. network
4. CPUs.

RAID controllers are cheap.
disks are cheap.
memory is cheap.
gigabit NICs are cheap.
CPUs are cheap.

Oracle Server software licensed per CPU is expensive.

Dream system?

Dell PowerEdge 6650, quad 2 GHz CPUs, 8 GB memory, RH AS 2.1 quad channel PERC (power edge raid controller), 2 int/2 ext, 4 x 36 GB 15K drives internal
PowerVault 220S external, 14 drives, split backplane. drive size matters not, just fill the damn cage.

both gigabit NICs plugged into a pair of gigabit switches.

If you're going to run more databases, add memory.

back off of the CPUs if you need to cut the budget.

Go for a PE 2650 (dual CPU) to cut costs in a hurry.

check out http://www.tpc.org for some representative $/tpcC.

hth,

Paul Received on Wed Feb 12 2003 - 01:16:26 CST