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-----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L You cant achieve 0 unplanned downtime with single database (whether windoze or not). What if your disk array fails? What if your RAC hangs? Tanel. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:35 PM > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mladen Gogala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: June 25, 2003 1:25 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Re: Oracle 9.2 RAC on Win2K? > > > > > > > > > Oracle RAC on Win2K is for some bizarre reason REQUIREMENT. > > > > Requirement by who? It usually helps to make a business case > > for a specific configuration and benchmark it to see whether > > the performance is satisfactory. > > This requirement is dictated by a prospect of ours, and since > they say Win2K and IIS (there is a web part to this job) is a > MUST, a must it is indeed. No matter how silly or plain wrong > such a choice might be. > > In my opinion the task in question (database up to a TB in size) > accessed via few thousand concurrent sessions that must be up > and running in 7x24 mode with exactly 0 down time allowed, fault > tolerant and load balanced is clearly way-way above capabilities > of today's Windoze platform (but give'em another 20 years or so > of slack and may be they'll get there?) I also believe that trying > to pull or force such a thing using Windows is comparable to a > pitiful task of trying to empty the swimming pool using just a > hand and spoon combo, but what do I know... > > > > Let me suggest a little benchmark: 4 clustered, beefed up PC > > boxes vs. a single, 16-CPU IBM P690 with the latest "960" CPUs > > and AIX 5.2. You can benchmark price and performance. I'd be > > very intrigued to find out the outcome. It is very hard to > > predict it properly (wink, wink). > > > > There is (and always will be) a proper tool for a proper job. > Tested proven and true. > > Mladen, thanks a lot for your input, I REALLY appreciate it! > > Branimir > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Branimir Petrovic > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.net -- Author: Tanel Poder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.net -- Author: Richard Ji INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).