Oracle, in a Real Application Clusters configuration, can run multiple instances against one database.
--- Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I understand what you have said, Oracle runs an instance per > database where MSSQL is one instance running multiple databases. Is > this right thinking? > > v/r > > Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAFC > Data Services Manager > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (813) 827-9974 DSN 651-9974 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Grant Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:19 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: RE: Oracle to MSSQL conversion? > > > > > > > Maybe now is a good time for me to ask these question since it is > > > > related to this thread's subject, can you say that an > > Oracle instance > > > is essentially the same as a MSSQL database? I ask this because > a > > > MSSQL server can support multiple databases which can be > configured > > > different > > > ways. > > > > But there are more things that the SQL Server database has > > controlled by its instance than things it can set itself > > (e.g. performance parameters, security settings, user sort > > space, processor affinity, connection handling etc. etc. are > > all instance settings). It's more accurate to say that an > > Oracle instance is closer to a SQL Server instance than a > > database, but is by no means exactly the same. Oracle just > > doesn't have the concept of multiple database support in one > > instance (and I mean database, not schema). That's not > > necessarily a bad thing, just means they are different to SQL > > Server (and DB2, Informix, Sybase and others which all have > > this). I'll stop there ... enough people on the list have > > heard my rant about this before :-) > > > > Ciao > > Fuzzy > > :-) > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > -- > > Author: Grant Allen > > 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). > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI > 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). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Paul Baumgartel 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).
