Re: ORACLE 8.0.6 64-bit on HP-UX 11.00; How does it load into memory (high Vs low)?

david.soutar_at_virginmobile.com.au (D.Soutar) wrote in message news:<fd6e8146.0209112129.cabf464_at_posting.google.com>...
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> We are looking to move to ORACLE 8.0.6 64-bit, so as not to be bound
> by the shared memory limit of 2Gb on 32-bit ORACLE. This will allow
> us to enalrge our SGA size.

Don't. 8.0.6 is de-supported. Go to 8.1.7.4. I'm willing to bet there is NOTHING in your application that would make it incompatible with 8.1.7. Nowithstanding any fake claims from the maker that it voids warranty. Don't take any of that, it's bull.

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> Once the SGA is increased after converting to 64-bit ORACLE,
> >> how will ORACLE load into memory such that it will not steal
> precious 'low' memory that the 32-bit application can only access??
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It should make bugger all difference. The SGA is not in the same address space as the application code. It's a different process, the Oracle backend. It can run on 64-bit, 128-bit, whatever, and still not make one yota of difference to your app and its 32-bit addressing.

HTH
Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_optushome.com.au Received on Thu Sep 12 2002 - 22:59:49 CDT