RE: oracle on novell

Date sent:      	Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:39:05 -0800
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From:           	"Steve Orr" <sorr_at_arzoo.com>
Subject:        	RE: oracle on novell

> Used to run Oracle (5 or 6?) on Netware 3 and it was faster and cheaper than
> our Oracle implementation on VAX/VMS.

Remember when all the VAX/VMS SysAdms said PC servers were silly?!

Well, I guess the Novell people can at least be thankful that they aren't DEC!

>Oracle was implemented as an NLM,
> Netware Loadable Module. It had what was called "ring zero" access so it was
> very fast on cheap Intel 386's.

That is correct. Oracle7 on Netware 3 probably could run on a 386, and a 486 worked ok for early v7, but a Pentium (even low end) was likely better by the time 7.2/7.3 came out.

>Guess it's going the way of the BetaMax.

Here is a main technical problem with Netware:

   "NLM" Hard for developers to write (compared to server application code on equivalent low end Unix/MS platforms).

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Other than that, who knows? I think it will take a while for Netware 
to die (Novell's multiplatform DNS will probably live on for those 
that don't like MS Active Directory?), and Oracle is continuing to 
support Netware4/5.

You can not run Oracle8 in Netware3 style "bindery" mode as far as I 
know.

Which brings up the other problem: Netware 5 is starting to suffer 
from code/feature bloat (similar to MS products, except probably a 
lot less buggy?)

regards,
ep




> -----Original Message-----

> Pierce

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> 

> Oliver,

> 

> Basically, it is the unloved child of both Novell and Oracle.

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> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > has someone experience with oracle on novell? I hear nothing about this

> port.

> > It is so bad or too small?

> >

> > ---

> >

> > Oliver Artelt