> I am looking to add a unix box to my collection of wintel machines at home. > It will be used solely for running/testing Oracle, so I don't need bells & > whistles. My thoughts are either Linux/intel or Sun Ultra workstation. While > it would be convenient to be able to network it into a DSL configuration, it > is not essential. My original thought was a Linux desktop, but I can also > get Ultra 5 or 10 workstations on ebay for less than $500. > > Anyone having experience good/bad/ugly for this type of task? All tips, > challenges, things to consider are greatly appreciated.
old and very slow. You'll get light years more bang for your buck with x86/linux and oracle. Plus, lots of shops are migrating to it so you'll start getting experience on that platform. Last -- and not least, if you get two boxes w/firewire and an external firewire drive (w/ two ports) you can mess around with RAC. [firewire rac cluster article] http://technet.oracle.com/oramag/webcolumns/2002/opinion/coekaerts_linux01.html I, personally, use firewire for things other (breakaway third mirror backups), but i'm a phreak. -- craig .- ... . -.-. .-. . - -- . ... ... .- --. . Craig I. Hagan hagan(at)cih.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Craig I. Hagan 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).
