Make sure about your hardware, if we dont buy our stuff straight from HP,
our on site warranty is void.
If the machine is only running Oracle then I would go with just upgrading
the machine. I'm not sure how Oracle handles SMP though.
Any Oracle dba's lurking?
jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: Server Upgrade Dilemma
> > Generally most OEM's will not warranty a system if you have upgraded the
> > system with 3rd party hardware. We pay twice what the systems are
actualy
> > worth for our HP Lpr's. It's just a insurance policy I guess.
>
> The $455 Xeon kits I referred to were OEM Compaq kits.
>
> > As for performance. It depends on what applications the server will be
> > running. If it is just one web site or a few power hungry sites, it
would be
> > much easier to upgrade the current system.
> > Though I would buy an additional machine and cluster the two if it's
only
> > one site, for peace of mind of redundancy.
>
> Well, that's why I added Oracle 8.0.5 to my description. That's all this
> machine is for. To run the database...
>
> > Otherwise I think that you may be better off going with another server.
Dual
> > 866's will perform better than 4 old P2 Xeon's. Especially if you are
> > running Windows.
>
> Wouldn't an app like Oracle take advantage of the power of quad
> processors?
>
> Tony Schreiber, Senior Partner Man and Machine, Limited
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