Re: LINUX Kernel Parameters

From: Dave Hau <davehau_nospam_123_at_nospam_netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:36:22 GMT
Message-ID: <3EF0BF36.9080202@nospam_netscape.net>

Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> Dave Hau <davehau_nospam_123_at_nospam_netscape.net> wrote in message news:<3EEF6C76.7020303_at_nospam_netscape.net>...
>

>>>Separate DEV and TEST instances, More then one Oracle versions,
>>>Leveraging resources on one machine to run multiple processes... just
>>>to name a few.
>>
>>I'm okay with the second reason.  First reason is, maybe.  But third 
>>reason: leveraging resources on one machine to run multiple processes??? 
>>  Isn't that what dedicated server is for?  You get a separate process 
>>for each session anyways.  Come on.  ;-)
>>

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> Multiple processes as in multiple instances. Oracle instance is a
> collection of processes (on *nix) ... which also includes sessions.

My question is: if all you want to do is to leverage resources on one machine to run multiple processes, how is running multiple instances of Oracle better than running just a single instance of Oracle in dedicated server mode?

Dave

>
> I hope this makes it clear and BTW first reason is fairly common in a
> development shop. We host our customers TEST/DEV instances on our
> servers and some servers host upto 20 or more instances. User load is
> very low and sporadic... maybe 1 to 3 Software Eng. per instance.
>
> Regards
> /Rauf Sarwar
Received on Wed Jun 18 2003 - 14:36:22 CDT