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Re: Advice on hardware for running oracle 8 on nt

From: Greg Vitetzakis <ggv007_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:11:29 -0400
Message-ID: <7ic4uk$i7r@tandem.CAM.ORG>


I regards to performance, the most impressive NT box i have had the pleasure of working with is the DELL PowerEdge series...These things fly...

You can find the Dell Hardware Sizer on the Oracle Web site.

kgorman100_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7ic267$9a5$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Get a support contract w/ the hardware mfr!!! This is, in my
>experience, one of the most imporant things. Make sure they have a 2~4
>hour turnaround. HP has a great one for it's Netserver line. You
>should not skimp on your Oracle HDWR.
>
>Also,
>
>Dell has an hardware sizer for Oracle on their website (or at least they
>did a while ago). It can help size the box.
>
>Disk and Ram are very important, don't worry as much about the
>processor (just worry some).
>
>
>
>In article <927562368.24786.0.nnrp-12.d4e48d0d_at_news.demon.co.uk>,
> "Jim Pritchett" <jim_at_REMOVETHISimat.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hello there,
>> we're setting up a 200 user mts based system using oracle 8.
>>
>> We're probably just going to buy a commercial 'high performance'
>server such
>> as a compaq proliant, as this is what some of our clients use.
>>
>> Does anyone have any advice or tips when choosing hardware for this
>system?
>> I know some of the basics such as choose a SCSI multiple disk system,
>> multiple pentium 3 processors, 512mb ram etc but I would like some
>> information on the sort of things that can leap out and 'bite me in
>the ass'
>> (ahem).
>>
>>
>
>
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Received on Mon May 24 1999 - 13:11:29 CDT

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