RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Rao, Maheswara

Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.  I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50 users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Boivin, Patrice J

I agree with not putting your multiple databases on one NT box - single
point of failure.

If you have to upgrade something or add a new driver, you may have to reboot
the machine.  It's not so bad if you only have one db on it, it only
inconveniences those users.

If ALL your databases are on that one machine, whenever that server goes
down you will inconvenience ALL your customers, at the same time.

Likewise if there ever is a hardware failure on your machine.

Just a thought.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
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From:   Rao, Maheswara [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:10 AM
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Subject:RE: Shared server model

Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.
I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50
users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or
equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other
application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If
your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your
database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came
out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we
dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea
than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be
helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Kevin Kostyszyn

Couldn't it also depend on whether or not it is a development box or a 24/7
box?  Personally, we do developement here and I have multiple db's on single
NT servers.  However, I have seen way too many crashes to imagine
attempting this with a 24/7 environement.
Just curious, what is the largest DB that anyone has ever seen running on
an NT server?  What was the configuration of the server?  We just have
little ones, Dual 550's with a gig of ram.
Kev

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Patrice J
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:05 AM
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I agree with not putting your multiple databases on one NT box - single
point of failure.

If you have to upgrade something or add a new driver, you may have to reboot
the machine.  It's not so bad if you only have one db on it, it only
inconveniences those users.

If ALL your databases are on that one machine, whenever that server goes
down you will inconvenience ALL your customers, at the same time.

Likewise if there ever is a hardware failure on your machine.

Just a thought.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

Systems Admin  Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
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From:   Rao, Maheswara [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:10 AM
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Subject:RE: Shared server model

Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.
I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50
users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or
equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other
application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If
your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your
database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:11 AM
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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came
out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we
dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea
than
having DB server for each site.

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be
helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Christopher Spence

Then again, everything on one box cluster is less breakable parts.


Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if
both are frozen.

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
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I agree with not putting your multiple databases on one NT box - single
point of failure.

If you have to upgrade something or add a new driver, you may have to reboot
the machine.  It's not so bad if you only have one db on it, it only
inconveniences those users.

If ALL your databases are on that one machine, whenever that server goes
down you will inconvenience ALL your customers, at the same time.

Likewise if there ever is a hardware failure on your machine.

Just a thought.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

Systems Admin  Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
Technology Services| Services technologiques
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-Original Message-
From:   Rao, Maheswara [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:10 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject:RE: Shared server model

Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.
I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50
users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or
equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other
application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If
your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your
database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came
out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we
dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea
than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be
helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Christopher Spence

Just a comment.

I am not a NT fan, and dispise using it for Oracle.
But I will repeat something I said many times. 

For the $10,000-$20,000 budget, I can make an NT server out perform any unix
box on similar budget.

NT's problem is NOT that it is slow, I beg to differ, it can hold up with
most unix boxes any day of the week for a lot of differnt tasks.  It is that
is scales really poorly after breaking into mid level market, and it is
prone to alot of DOS (Denial of Service) bugs.

Let me see any unix box for under $20,000 grand out perform a Eight 1000MHz,
4Gb Ram, 512Mb write-back cache, 20 Cheetah NT box.



Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if
both are frozen.

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Fuelspot 



-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:10 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.  I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50 users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:11 AM
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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Paul Drake

same box running SuSE 7.1? :)
(or your favorite distribution)

Paul

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Just a comment.

I am not a NT fan, and dispise using it for Oracle.
But I will repeat something I said many times. 

For the $10,000-$20,000 budget, I can make an NT server out perform any unix
box on similar budget.

NT's problem is NOT that it is slow, I beg to differ, it can hold up with
most unix boxes any day of the week for a lot of differnt tasks.  It is that
is scales really poorly after breaking into mid level market, and it is
prone to alot of DOS (Denial of Service) bugs.

Let me see any unix box for under $20,000 grand out perform a Eight 1000MHz,
4Gb Ram, 512Mb write-back cache, 20 Cheetah NT box.



Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if
both are frozen.

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Fuelspot 



-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:10 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.  I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50 users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Kevin Kostyszyn

O my, Christopher is the MAN

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Spence
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:41 PM
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Just a comment.

I am not a NT fan, and dispise using it for Oracle.
But I will repeat something I said many times.

For the $10,000-$20,000 budget, I can make an NT server out perform any unix
box on similar budget.

NT's problem is NOT that it is slow, I beg to differ, it can hold up with
most unix boxes any day of the week for a lot of differnt tasks.  It is that
is scales really poorly after breaking into mid level market, and it is
prone to alot of DOS (Denial of Service) bugs.

Let me see any unix box for under $20,000 grand out perform a Eight 1000MHz,
4Gb Ram, 512Mb write-back cache, 20 Cheetah NT box.



Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if
both are frozen.

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Fuelspot



-Original Message-
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Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.  I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50 users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

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DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea than
having DB server for each site.

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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RE: Shared server model

2001-06-12 Thread Richard Ji

I was gonna say that, but you beat me to it. :)


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same box running SuSE 7.1? :)
(or your favorite distribution)

Paul

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Just a comment.

I am not a NT fan, and dispise using it for Oracle.
But I will repeat something I said many times. 

For the $10,000-$20,000 budget, I can make an NT server out perform any unix
box on similar budget.

NT's problem is NOT that it is slow, I beg to differ, it can hold up with
most unix boxes any day of the week for a lot of differnt tasks.  It is that
is scales really poorly after breaking into mid level market, and it is
prone to alot of DOS (Denial of Service) bugs.

Let me see any unix box for under $20,000 grand out perform a Eight 1000MHz,
4Gb Ram, 512Mb write-back cache, 20 Cheetah NT box.



Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if
both are frozen.

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Fuelspot 



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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:10 AM
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Raj,

Your bosses idea might be OK with the following conditions.

1. If your database size is small (what is small is relative term.  I
consider a database small if it is less than 200 GB)

2. If the number of users accessing the database is less (around 50 users).

3. If you have big server with large amount of memory (more than or equal to
4 GB) and more than or equal to 4 processors. And no other application is
competing for hardware resources.

4. If your server is a unix box (Forget doing this idea on NT. If your boss
insists on NT, then start brushing up your resume!!).

5. If you have backup plans for your database.

The list could give you suggestions, if you come out with your database
size, number of users, type of database (OLTP/DSS), the hardware
configuration etc.

Rao

-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:11 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


DBAs,

I am working for a web developing and hosting company. My boss came out with
an idea of putting all the DB in a massive(!!) server so that we dont need
to have seperate server for each DB. He argues this is better idea than
having DB server for each site. 

I am not sure how this will work. Any thoughts on this would be helpful to
me..


Thanks

Raj
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