We have both. NT is MUCH easier to manage and set up. But unless you put some money in the hardware it is not as stable. Our applications have lots of interfaces to other servers. Lots of scheduled batch jobs. This seems to cause a lot of processes to get started that never stop. They tie up resources and eventually hang up the system. I know there should be a way to prevent this but I haven't found it yet. We finally started bouncing the server once a week and now it seems to be happy almost all the time. I can see why management wants to use NT. It is a lot cheaper to purchase and support. All our apps on NT are small with only a few users. I don't know if I would be ready to put a large application on NT.
Ron Smith -----Original Message----- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:41 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L The topic of "Oracle on NT vs. Oracle on UNIX" has been addressed many times before, but in my searches I have not found hard statistics to support either choice. I have been running Oracle on Tru64 UNIX for six years, and it has been rock solid. I have no experience with NT other than my desktop running OEM. As our budget time approaches along with hardware replacement looming, I have been approached by a manager who feels that we should move in the direction of replacing our UNIX servers with Intel servers. His justification for this move is cost. I've seen many references to poor stability of Oracle on NT, but all opinion, not facts. This manager feels it is just "Microsoft Haters" who are saying this because they hate NT and want UNIX. Personally, I think adding an Oracle NT Server into the mix would give me experience in that area, always a good thing, but I also worry about the stability and availability of my database that I would be presenting to my customers. If anyone has any insights, statistics, facts or links to documentation presenting such, I'd sure appreciate the help. --------------- Sherrie Kubis Southwest Florida Water Management District 2379 Broad Street Brooksville FL 34604-6899 Phone: (352) 796-7211, Ext. 4033 Fax: (352) 754-6776 Email: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Smith, Ron L. INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
