Re: wanted: Oracle8i MTS experiences/successes/war stories

If you're using DB links, they might still not fixed a problem (hangs over db links)..

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:56:51 GMT, "Spencer" <spencerp_at_swbell.net> wrote:

>Everyone,
>
>Thanks in advance for any information or insight you can provide.
>
>The company I work for is currently assessing the viability of the
>multithreaded server (MTS) feature of Oracle8i. (Specifically,
>Oracle Enterprise Server 8.1.7.2.0 for Sun sparc Solaris 5.7)
>
>A large part of the assessment will rely on the results of testing
>several MTS configurations in a test environment. (a dedicated
>server configuration will be used as a baseline). An automated
>testing tool will be used to emulate hundreds of concurrent user
>connections.
>
>I'd also like to include in the assessment feedback from other
>Oracle professionals that have evaluated the MTS feature, or
>are using MTS in a production environment.
>
>I'm interested in any successes, problems, potential pitfalls, or
>war stories that you can provide, as well as any information you
>have as to the measurement techniques you've used to gather
>metrics (memory allocation, cpu utilization, elapsed connection
>times, elapsed transaction times, etc.)
>
>I do understand (from reviewing the forums and bug reports on
>metalink) that some customers have experienced significant
>problems with database performance (including availability)
>utilizing the MTS feature in earlier releases.
>
>Any additional information you could provide would be appreciated.
>If you prefer not to post your reply to the newsgroup, I welcome direct
>replies by email. Thanks again for your time.
>
>
>

.......
We use Oracle 8.1.6-8.1.7 on Solaris 2.6, 2.7 boxes

Andrey Dmitriev	 eFax: (978) 383-5892  Daytime: (917) 750-3630
AOL: NetComrade	 ICQ: 11340726 remove NSPAM to email