RE: Linux as a production machine

From: <Daniel.Curry_at_tsola.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:25:38 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002AB120.20010205121701@fatcity.com>

Thanks. I have been saying this for years, but just not limited to Oracle systems. Nice to have someone agree with you after years of saying pretty much the same thing.

Daniel Curry
Tsola, Inc.
daniel.curry_at_tsola.com
650.486.2624

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Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:02 AM

To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject:        Linux as a production machine

Hi Dick,
        A couple of campanies I consult for are using 
        Linux and Oracle (8.0.5, 8.1.6) as production
        databases. Neither is really high transaction volume
        but one is holding about 1.5 GB of data.

        One install occured because Oracle on NT was choking
        the box and the company did not want to buy new 
        hardware. I find you usually get a 20 -30% performance
        boost with Oracle on Linux vs NT for the same hardware.

        The 8.0.5 Linux release has some problems so I would 
        recommend the 8.1.6 release which is of the same quality 
        as all other UNIX Oracle releases (Notice I didn't comment 
        on the quality, just the similarity :)

        Both machines are in archive log mode and show typical
        unix uptimes (Months).

WARNING:
        My original kernel is  Slackware 1.2.13 (I think) and
        I have maintained my own kernel and system for the past
        5-6 years (Currently 2.2.14).  This gives me an extremely 
        reliable (but custom) system. My builds are of better
        quality than any commercial linux packages I have tested.

        I would recommend Caldera over Redhat based on my tests and
        what I have  heard from other admins. The feeling 
        seems to be Redhat is going after the consumer market 
        while Caldera is concentrating on the server market.

        In summary, Linux, once properly configured is quite
        suitable as a production Oracle platform.

HTH
Dave

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