Re: Oracle on VMS?

Tom,

Actually, the argument is being made by the data center people because
a major back-end system already runs on VMS.  We currently run Oracle
on Windows and want to move to RAC, which to me means Linux; the data
center would prefer that we not introduce another OS.  I agree about
stability, and the OS expertise exists in the data center, but I think
the availability and support issues will carry the day.  BTW,
Oracle10g is still not available for VMS.

Thanks for your 2 cents!

Paul


On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:21:34 -0500, Mercadante, Thomas F
<thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> Unfortunately (for your argument), you probably will not get any firestorm
> stories about running Oracle on VMS.  It is, by far, the most stable
> platform anywhere today.
> 
> But for your argument, you can simply argue market share and software
> availability.  VMS is probably one of the last ports that Oracle releases to
> - but (according to them) only by at most a month.
> 
> How about arguing that supporting another operating system is not cost
> effective.  If all of your sys admins are linux-based, then the cost to
> train everyone in VMS would mean it's a bad idea.  Probably too late for
> this discussion.
> 
> Not much help - sorry.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Baumgartel [mailto:paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:47 PM
> To: Oracle-L (E-mail)
> Subject: Oracle on VMS?
> 
> I'm soliciting backup for a recommendation NOT to migrate our
> Oracle10g databases to a VMS cluster that our parent company is
> installing in a new data center.  I'm thoroughly convinced that it's
> not the way to go (I'm planning to use RAC on Linux), but the more
> ammunition I have, the better.  Do we have any VMS users who can
> relate their experiences regarding release availability, technical
> resources at Oracle, etc.?  On the flip side, do we have anyone on the
> list who has chosen VMS for a new Oracle deployment?
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> Paul Baumgartel
> paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxx
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
> 


-- 
Paul Baumgartel
paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxx
--
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l

Other related posts: