I run Oracle on VMWare right now. I have both a two VMWare RAC configuration and a non-RAC configuration. I would never use such a configuration for anything other than a development/test features kind of environment. It's not supported by Oracle, but it does work and is great for those kinds of uses. Robert Blog at: http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com/ --- "O'Neill, S. (Sean)" <Sean.oneill@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Has anyone had much experience (good or bad) with > running their Oracle DB's on the "vmware" product > from VMware Inc. Speaking to local re-sellers there > appears to be a division of opinon as to whether or > not there are performance hits when doing so. We've > a mixed bag of Oracle versions (8.1.7 to 10.1.0.4), > underpinning various applications on our site all > running on Windows Server 2000 or 2003. Any > feedback, pointers, or links to useful papers would > be appreciated, though I'm really interested in > "real life" experiences with the product. > > Regards, > Seán O'Neill, > > > > This message, including attachments, is confidential > and may be privileged. If you are not an intended > recipient, please notify the sender then delete and > destroy the original message and all copies. You > should not copy, forward and/or disclose this > message, in whole or in part, without permission of > the sender. > Robert G. Freeman Author: Now Available for Pre-Sales on Amazon.com!!!! ************************************************** Oracle Database 11g New Features (Oracle Press) ************************************************** Portable DBA: Oracle (Oracle Press) Oracle Database 10g New Features (Oracle Press) Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press) Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l