RE: Linux for Big(ish) Databases

2002-03-07 Thread James Morle
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bill Buchan Sent: 04 March 2002 10:18 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Linux for Big(ish) Databases We've got a new database to put together. OLTP, 100-200 users, ~250Gb data. We haven't

Re: Linux for Big(ish) Databases

2002-03-04 Thread Steven Lembark
We've got a new database to put together. OLTP, 100-200 users, ~250Gb data. We haven't decided on a platform for this yet. Is Intel/Linux worth considering for this size of thing? No reason why not. Might also want to consider linux on a Sparc or Alpha. -- Steven Lembark

RE: Linux for Big(ish) Databases

2002-03-04 Thread Jesse, Rich
The problem with Linux on Sparc or Alpha is that Oracle doesn't have binaries for them. I've requested Alpha binaries, but haven't had any response, despite the 1-2 business days response. sigh GL! Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Linux for Big(ish) Databases

2002-03-04 Thread Gogala, Mladen
May be they'll release the source code and distribute it under the GPL license? -Original Message- From: Jesse, Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 12:03 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Linux for Big(ish) Databases The problem

RE: Linux for Big(ish) Databases

2002-03-04 Thread lembark
-- Jesse, Rich [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/04/02 09:03:28 -0800 The problem with Linux on Sparc or Alpha is that Oracle doesn't have binaries for them. I've requested Alpha binaries, but haven't had any response, despite the 1-2 business days response. sigh Remember: They're Oracle, you're