Intel hardware recommendations wanted

Hi!
Our dept. is looking for a database solution for storage
and retrieval of statistical and service related data
for our telephone services.
The choice is narrowed down to Oracle. If hardware
allows, we'd like to run it under Linux. I'm
looking for information and hands-on experience
with regards to choice of hardware; We're looking
for a Intel based solution, with SMP and RAID.
Has anyone had any luck running Linux and Oracle under
such a configuration ?
Has anyone been able to run it under a Compaq Proliant 3000R
with SmartArray Raid ? Or how about HP Netserver LC II with
NetRaid ? Or, are these servers plattforms one should stay
clear off ?
The database should initially handle at least 2 GB of data.
(Estimated growth will be approx. 10 MB each day).
Performance must be high, because telephone applications
will use the database for "real-time" information-retrieval.
(We might have as many as 400 callers querying the
database for unique records at same time. Search
parameters will be indexed fields).
Stability is also crucial. Our services are running
24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
Regards,
Christian
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Hi Christian,
I currently have it all (WAS, Local Oracle, Sql*Net to
remote DB on VAX/VMS) working with linux on a Compaq Proliant
1600 (300MHz with 320 Mb Ram). I disabled the on-board Ethernet
adapter and used an Intel Ether Express 100. I also removed the
SMART 2/SL RAID controller and use 3x4.3GB UW HotPluggables
drives on single SCSI bus. I'm thinking of getting an expansion
cabinet and slapping another 3 or 4 UW drives on a second
SCSI bus.
I've searched and searched for a SMART driver on the net to no
avail. Linux will do software RAID, but as for HW RAID5, the
driver availability is very limited. Take a look at the latest
LinuxGazette issue#35 (I believe), there's an article on RAID.
For my setup, RAID is OUT (for now)! From experience I know that
Oracle likes lots of hard drives (and lots of memory). Say for
instance (no pun intended) you can get a couple of drives to hold
your data and you can store your indexes on other drives, that
will help performance. Logically, multiple buses will help also.
As for Oracle WAS handling 400 simultaneous queries, I've got
about 2% of that load so I cannot comment on it. As for
stability, well it's Oracle, we've been running it for 10 years
on VAX/VMS, not once have we got corruption... (knock on wood, of
course)
Good Luck!
Robert
Christian S Rosnes (guest) wrote:
: Hi!
: Our dept. is looking for a database solution for storage
: and retrieval of statistical and service related data
: for our telephone services.
: The choice is narrowed down to Oracle. If hardware
: allows, we'd like to run it under Linux. I'm
: looking for information and hands-on experience
: with regards to choice of hardware; We're looking
: for a Intel based solution, with SMP and RAID.
: Has anyone had any luck running Linux and Oracle under
: such a configuration ?
: Has anyone been able to run it under a Compaq Proliant 3000R
: with SmartArray Raid ? Or how about HP Netserver LC II with
: NetRaid ? Or, are these servers plattforms one should stay
: clear off ?
: The database should initially handle at least 2 GB of data.
: (Estimated growth will be approx. 10 MB each day).
: Performance must be high, because telephone applications
: will use the database for "real-time" information-retrieval.
: (We might have as many as 400 callers querying the
: database for unique records at same time. Search
: parameters will be indexed fields).
: Stability is also crucial. Our services are running
: 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
: Regards,
: Christian
null

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