RE: Database for WebSphere5
- From: Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:30:41 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, but we have it installed and running. The
configuration just seems like a terrible waste of
resources.
--- "Mercadante, Thomas F"
<thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Peter,
>
> I can get the Jdbc Thin connection info for you from
> our local
> implementation if that would help. ANd I only have
> one database table that
> gets created. You are welcome to the sql for that
> also.
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Barnett [mailto:regdba@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:46 AM
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Database for WebSphere5
>
>
> The real question had to do with whether or not
> there
> was a reason to not use the default DB2 database.
> The
> argument finally came down in favor of Oracle
> because
> of our implemented architecture.
>
> According to IBM, WAS5 will run on any "reasonable
> database". We are only looking at two objects for
> meta data and a JDBC thin client connection.
> Getting
> those two simple facts out of IBM is not the easiest
> task in the world. However, they did offer to send
> out someone to help us implement :-)
>
> --- April Wells <AWells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Our SA went to IBM and talked to someone in
> support
> > there to see if the
> > websphere applications that we have on UNIX would
> be
> > able to use an Oracle
> > database to store its access information, and "we
> > were told" that they
> > didn't really support it. My source... well...
> > several people can probably
> > vouch for my trust in my SA source.
> >
> >
> > April Wells
> > Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA
> > Corporate Systems
> > Amarillo Texas
> > @>-->-->--
> > "Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of
> > flying a kite"
> > Adam Wells age 11
> > "Imagination is the highest kite one can fly."
> > Lauren Bacall
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mercadante, Thomas F
> > [mailto:thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:43 AM
> > To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: Database for WebSphere5
> >
> >
> > April,
> >
> > Really? We are running Websphere version 5.0
> > against our 9.2.0.4 database.
> > Either I am taking a big risk (not) or your source
> > of information is wrong!
> > :)
> >
> > Tom Mercadante
> > Oracle Certified Professional
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: April Wells [mailto:AWells@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:42 AM
> > To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: Database for WebSphere5
> >
> >
> >
> > I know that IBM says that Webshphere isn't
> supported
> > against Oracle... we
> > tried.
> >
> > April Wells
> > Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA
> > Corporate Systems
> > Amarillo Texas
> > @>-->-->--
> > "Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of
> > flying a kite"
> > Adam Wells age 11
> > "Imagination is the highest kite one can fly."
> > Lauren Bacall
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Barnett [ mailto:regdba@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:regdba@xxxxxxxxx> ]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:19 AM
> > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Database for WebSphere5
> >
> >
> > We just upgraded to WebSphere5. During user
> > acceptance testing I discovered that the WAS
> schema
> > has exactly TWO tables. Investigating further, I
> > found out that these two tables are dynamic. When
>
> > someone logs in these tables are populated and
> when
> > the user logs out the data is deleted.
> >
> > Out of the box, WAS will install a default DB2
> > database on the same server as the application
> > server.
> > Even though I am an Oracle bigot, it seems silly
> to
> >
> > pay for cpu licensing for two small tables. I am
> > leaning toward asking our middle-ware
> administrators
> >
> > to use the default install and save the cpu
> > licensing
> > expense for Oracle.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with this
> > configuration? Especially, hidden gotchas, like
> DB2
> >
> > cpu licensing?
> >
> > =====
> > Pete Barnett
> > Lead Database Administrator
> > The Regence Group
> > pnbarne@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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The Regence Group
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