[TriLUG] Oracle9i AS on Redhat9

[Ryan Leathers]

The trouble there Joseph is that 2.1 supports only 8 CPUs and I will
have 16 so I am eager to learn that version 3 will work.  Contacting
Oracle so far has resulted in lots of "mights" and "probably will soons"
but nothing firm one way or the other.

On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 10:36, Joseph Tate wrote:
> Well, according to what I understand, if you order RHEL you can run 
> either 2.1 or 3.  As for what Oracle wants, I'd stick to that to the 
> letter, otherwise Oracle Tech Support (when, *not* if, you need it) will 
> not be able to help you as well as they could otherwise.  Call Oracle 
> though and see how long it will be before they support RHEL 3.  It could 
> be a matter of weeks.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> Ryan Leathers wrote:
> > Hey gang,
> > 
> > I have been tasked with a cool project.  I get to spend a small fortune
> > on hardare (6 systems with 16 CPUs each) where I will run Oracle9i/AS.
> > 
> > The most recent Oracle9i/AS documentation says that if I select Redhat
> > as my OS I need:
> > Redhat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 2.1
> > Kernel 2.4.9
> > Glibc 2.2.4-25
> > 
> > I expect that I can use newer versions of the Kernel and Glibc, but want
> > to be sure before I place an order for RHEL 3 and find out it won't
> > work.
> > 
> > If anyone can offer me peace of mind through confirmation of personal
> > experience I would owe you lunch or something :)
> > 
> > -Ryan   
> >  
> > 
-- 
Ryan Leathers <ryan.leathers at globalknowledge.com>
Global Knowledge
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