Thanks for the update.
We might have a chance to try out our cluster system against
Oracle running on different OS's. If so, we will let you know
the results.
Brian Beuning
Linus Torvalds wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Brian Beuning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >At the risk of starting some heated discussion. We currently
> >run Oracle on Win/NT and are considering switching to Linux.
> >Can anyone share any real life experiences about this configuration?
> >How scalable is Linux on an 8 CPU system?
>
> Sorry, I seem to have cancelled the edit on the previous reply, sending
> out a pure quote and nothing else..
>
> In Linux-2.2, NT definitely scales better on much networking and
> filesystem load. Even on just 4 CPU's, never mind 8.
>
> All the current numbers indicate that Linux-2.4 is the other way around.
> And yes, there are a number of 8-CPU systems in use in various places,
> and scalability has been one of the major issues for 2.4.
>
> Linus
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