Re: Borderline OT - Unix for Oracle at home

> I am looking to add a unix box to my collection of wintel machines at home.
> It will be used solely for running/testing Oracle, so I don't need bells &
> whistles. My thoughts are either Linux/intel or Sun Ultra workstation. While
> it would be convenient to be able to network it into a DSL configuration, it
> is not essential. My original thought was a Linux desktop, but I can also
> get Ultra 5 or 10 workstations on ebay for less than $500.
>
> Anyone having experience good/bad/ugly for this type of task? All tips,
> challenges, things to consider are greatly appreciated.

old and very slow. You'll get light years more bang for your buck with x86/linux and oracle. Plus, lots of shops are migrating to it so you'll start getting experience on that platform. Last -- and not least, if you get two boxes w/firewire and an external firewire drive (w/ two ports) you can mess around with RAC.

[firewire rac cluster article]
http://technet.oracle.com/oramag/webcolumns/2002/opinion/coekaerts_linux01.html

I, personally, use firewire for things other (breakaway third mirror backups), but i'm a phreak.

• craig

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