Re: UNIX upgrade for Oracle

From: Max Zinal (Zlat0_at_mail.ru)
Date: 03/12/04

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    stan wrote:
    > We have Oracle 8.0.5 Running on a Digital Compaq Alpha Server 8400
    > under Digital UNIX 4.0e.
    >

    Oh, those old nice 8400s...

    > We plan on migrating our DB from 8.0 to 9i (9.2).
    >

    AFAIK you will have to replace your hardware.
    Oracle 9i will not run on EV5 CPUs which are likely to be installed in
    your server.

    > What version of Oracle 9i would we need for the upgrade and would we
    > need to upgrade from the UNIX 4.0e OS in order to install 9i?
    >

    You will have to move on something more modern. On Alphas, Tru64 5.1B
    would be a correct choice. I don't think you would like an idea to
    become a VMS man :).

    > Also,
    > If a new version of UNIX is required, would it be better to move to
    > HP-UX.
    >

    It's really hard to get a good answer for this question because "better"
    or "worse" cannot be measured and are really subjective. I suppose it
    would be more easy to upgrade your OS to a newer version than to replace
    it with a completely different OS. But it depends very much on your
    applications and configuration you are currently using.

    IMHO Alpha-based servers can give you a better perfomance in comprasion
    to PA-RISC-based ones with similiar price ranges. If you are really
    thinking about a global switch, perhaps you should look at servers
    by Sun and IBM - ORACLE will run nicely there. Or maybe even try
    something like multiprocessor Xeon box - if your perfomance
    requirements are not too high.

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