David - I don't see where anyone has posted a reply to your question, so I'll try to at least give you some feedback. Will both machines be running Unix? My gut feeling is that the HP can support many more users because it will have better I/O. For databases, I/O is a rather critical performance issue. The other thing to consider is whether either machine will ever be upgraded to unlimited Oracle licensing. In that case, the 2-cpu system would have 1/3 the license fee.
Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 5:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi everybody We were have some Oracle licensing Issues They have just changed their Minimum licenses from 10/cpu to 25/cpu Anywayz I was debating whether or not my HP 6-way 220 mhz machine would be faster than a 2-way intel 2.4 XEON machine Any ideas anybody? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
