[GLLUG] Which distribution for Oracle server?

[bfdamkoehler at worldnet.att.net]

As far as running Oracle on Linux, I currently run 8i regularly on 
Mandrake 9.0 and Red Hat 8.0, and many preceeding versions. In all 
honestly, I don't really see much difference between them. Red Hat and 
SuSE are the big names. I have never used the enterprise version of red 
hat, but I am perfectly happy without having to pay the big bucks.

I do make sure that I have my kernel configuration set on each machine 
in /etc/rc.d/rc.local as follows:

#
#   Oracle 9i limits
#
     echo 100 32000 100 100 >/proc/sys/kernel/sem
     echo 2147483648 > /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax
     echo 4096 > /proc/sys/kernel/shmmni
     echo 2097152 > /proc/sys/kernel/shmall



florian mettetal wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 15:11, imetis at imetis.com wrote:
> 
>>Hello,
>> My organization will soon be upgrading our Oracle servers (currently 8i on NT 4), and I have convinced them that Linux is the way to go for the new OS. I'm currently researching which distribution would be the best. These servers(we will have 3: dev, production, web) will be dedicated to hosting Oracle 9i. The hardware will be Compaq ProLiant DL360
>>servers, with data being stored to an IBM Tivoli SAN.
>> Oracle certifies and supports Red Hat Enterprise, and UnitedLinux (Conectiva, SCO, SuSE, TurboLinux). 
>> I've not been thrilled with Red Hat, and have not personally used any of the UnitedLinux versions. From the things I've read so far, I'm leaning towards SuSE. I'm installing that on another box as I type, to get a first hand look.
>>
>>What are your experiences with these distros? Has anyone used a SAN with Linux? If so, was there anything weird I should know about? 
>>I've been running Linux at home, in several flavors, for about 6 years, but this will be my first production enterprise level project. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions & updates along the way.
>>
>>-- Andy
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> 
> 
> I personally enjoy FreeBSD very much on my servers, though none of my
> personal ones are enterprise.... as they are personal. But under the
> same token, I see SuSE and Redhat more as desktop linux enviroments my
> self, and use them as such. Very nice interface and easy kernel
> configuration but compared to FreeBSD... they are some what slow.
> FreeBSD also has jails, which might be a possible subject at the next
> GLLUG meeting... perhaps... ?? 
> 
> ~~ Florian
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