Message-Id: <26013.339671@fatcity.com> From: "Niall Litchfield" Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:27:00 +0100 Subject: RE: Oracle on linux vs. on windows This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C352FB.DD8EAD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I eventually found the source article http://www.interealm.com/technotes/roby/pentmark.html, it seemed to me that there were some problems with it. 1. It said the two OS and databases were 'similarly' configured but didn't show what the configuration was. 2. It states that Windows 2000 does not support mount points and so OFA cannot be used. This is incorrect. 3. I waasn't sure how much weight as given to Linux as a Unix alike system being similar to Unix systems. This seems to be a daft comparison. 4. it wasn't clear how the conclusions (use Linux where you don't use clustering - use windows if you don't need to scale) came from the tests. Otherwise it seemed a fair comparison of apples to oranges :( Niall -----Original Message----- From: ml-errors@fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors@fatcity.com] On Behalf Of Boivin, Patrice J Sent: 24 July 2003 13:34 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Oracle on linux vs. on windows I found this item on the 'net this morning: http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=5475 Patrice. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C352FB.DD8EAD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
When I=20 eventually found the source article http://www= .interealm.com/technotes/roby/pentmark.html,=20 it seemed to me that there were some problems with it. =
 
1. It=20 said the two OS and databases were 'similarly' configured but didn't = show what=20 the configuration was.
2. It=20 states that Windows 2000 does not support mount points and so OFA cannot = be=20 used. This is incorrect.
3. I=20 waasn't sure how much weight as given to Linux as a Unix alike system = being=20 similar to Unix systems. This seems to be a daft comparison.=20
4. it=20 wasn't clear how the conclusions (use Linux where you don't use = clustering - use=20 windows if you don't need to scale) came from the tests. =
 
Otherwise it seemed a fair comparison of apples to oranges :(=20
 

Niall

 
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From:=20 ml-errors@fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors@fatcity.com] On Behalf Of = Boivin,=20 Patrice J
Sent: 24 July 2003 13:34
To: Multiple = recipients=20 of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Oracle on linux vs. on=20 windows

I=20 found this item on the 'net this morning:
 
http://rootpro= mpt.org/article.php3?article=3D5475