Re: Oracle on Linux vs NT

From: Jill <jc_va_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:07:20 -0700
Message-ID: <7qkik6$aa5$1@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>

I have a vague recollection of hearing that, due to the way the linux operating system cached data, that redo logs aren't necessarily physically written to immediately, which could make recovery difficult.

OTOH I use linux and 8.0.5 at home just to learn since we're on version 7 at work, and I am amazed at how stable it is.

JOE B wrote in message <37CDB1A7.8C004E1A_at_jobs-it.net>...
>I will definitely recommend Linux (Redhat 6.0). I gained a 30% increase in
>performance when I migrated our database to Linux.
>
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>Dave Zuzga wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations on which OS to use for an Oracle DB
>> running on an Intel 4 Processor Xeon machine? It has 1GB RAM, a DPT
>> RAID Controller, and 95 GB of disks.
>>
>> I'd like to hear the pros/cons of using Linux vs NT for an Oracle
>> server.
>>
>> Respond here or via email to dzuzga_at_isdinc.com
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave Zuzga
>
Received on Wed Sep 01 1999 - 23:07:20 CDT