Re: Solaris /etc/system values for Oracle8i

Precisely!....

Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_optusnet.com.au
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> What the heck was that?
>
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> > If you are using Solaris with 2GB of memory, it will be awfully difficult,
> > if not impossible, to run 6 instances of Oracle8i simultaneously.
> > Basically, because of the use of semaphores and the way Solaris manages
> > memory, I would say you could run 3 or 4 instances , depending on their
> > size. But to have all six up and running, especially if you have to
> create
> > them, will not work. Oracle usually needs 1 GB per instance while you are
> > creating a database. While running it, you would not necessarily need
> that
> > much. I advice you to upgrade the memory on the server to 8 GB. I suggest
> > you budget 1 GB per Oracle instance.
> >
> > RWB
> >
> > Reginald W. Bailey
> > IBM Global Services - ETS SW GDSD - Database Management
> > Your Friendly Neighborhood DBA
> > 713-216-7703 (Office) 281-798-5474 (Mobile) 713-415-5410 (Pager)
> > reginald.w.bailey_at_jpmorgan.com
> > baileyre_at_us.ibm.com
> >

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