I think I understand what you have said, Oracle runs an instance per database where MSSQL is one instance running multiple databases. Is this right thinking?
v/r Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAFC Data Services Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] (813) 827-9974 DSN 651-9974 > -----Original Message----- > From: Grant Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:19 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Oracle to MSSQL conversion? > > > > Maybe now is a good time for me to ask these question since it is > > related to this thread's subject, can you say that an > Oracle instance > > is essentially the same as a MSSQL database? I ask this because a > > MSSQL server can support multiple databases which can be configured > > different > > ways. > > But there are more things that the SQL Server database has > controlled by its instance than things it can set itself > (e.g. performance parameters, security settings, user sort > space, processor affinity, connection handling etc. etc. are > all instance settings). It's more accurate to say that an > Oracle instance is closer to a SQL Server instance than a > database, but is by no means exactly the same. Oracle just > doesn't have the concept of multiple database support in one > instance (and I mean database, not schema). That's not > necessarily a bad thing, just means they are different to SQL > Server (and DB2, Informix, Sybase and others which all have > this). I'll stop there ... enough people on the list have > heard my rant about this before :-) > > Ciao > Fuzzy > :-) > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Grant Allen > 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: Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI 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).
