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Steve
he 420R is an older sparcII server, very good for workgroups and development boxes, but with your transaction load, see if your budget will extend to a F3800 Sunfire. These run Solaris 8 only so if that is a problem as to the version of Oracle you have then try a 3500 or even a 4500, We are now quoting F3800's where we would have possible put a 4500, The 3800 is a 2 to 8 way box with the new Sparc III CPU's
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DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
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Steve - Is the 420R part of the new Sun Serengeti series? We had a test box
here and I recall the model number as being similar. If it is the same
thing, that box was a real screamer.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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Sorry for the double posting. I failed to include a subject line initially. My first day back, and already a list faux paus. Two I guess if you count the double post.
Hello All,
It has been a while since I have been here, but I am back and properly s
ubscribed to the list again. I am looking to draw from your experiences
here with hardware. Our current database resides on a Data General Aviion
system with a Clarion drive cabinet. While we are very pleased with the
system, and it's performance Data General is going the way of the Dinosaur,
so we need to look at other options. The ones most currently floated have
been the Sparc 880 or the 420R either configured with dual gigahertz
processors. The IT manager has a desk piled high with marketing
gobbledeegook, and has asked me if I know anything about either system. All
I have been able to do is assure him that Solaris is essentially UNIX, and
tell him I would check with some knowledgeable folks here about the
hardware. Our DG box sports a Gig of RAM, and 4 300 mhz Intel processors.
The best thing by far about our system is the Clarion drive cabinet that
handles all our drives. The good news is I hear our cabinet is compatible
with Sun hardware, so that might come right along with us. I have done a
bit of internet searching, and seen these Sun boxes priced under 20K. My
question is this. Are these serious platforms for a business currently
handling 10K OLTP transactions a day, and looking to double or triple that
volume within two years?
Steve McClure
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