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Oracle Tips by Burleson |
OCP Instructors Guide for
Oracle DBA Certification
Chapter 2 -
Oracle Database Architectures
Oracle on Microsoft
Windows Platforms
The Windows server operating systems are known for their low-cost
and ease-of-use. The Windows operating system is more easily
administered than UNIX and Linux. Windows servers use the same type
of interface as their Windows client operating systems counterparts.
Administrators are able to perform a large percentage of their
administrative duties through a familiar point-and-click GUI
interface. Windows operating system manuals use familiar PC
terminology when discussing concepts of general administration. Some
flavors of UNIX have GUI administrative tools, but the majority of
administrative duties are still performed via command line interface
using rather cryptic operating system commands (grep, awk, ps -ef,
cat).
Database vendors realize that Windows servers
oftentimes exist outside of the traditional information processing
support framework. As a result, general ease of use is not a
competitive advantage but a competitive requirement. Windows
database products can be characterized by their easy installation,
ease of use, limited tuning options, and good documentation. All
vendors offer strong visual administration and monitoring tools that
do not require the administration skill and intimate knowledge of
the database required by their UNIX and LINUX counterparts.
The fastest Windows database title moves from
vendor to vendor due to strong vendor competition and fast paced
advancements in hardware and operating systems. Microsoft and Intel
hardware vendor’s clustering technologies allow technicians to
connect multiple hardware platforms together and make them appear to
end-users as a single-image environment. Clustering provides Windows
environments with both scale-up (scalability within the hardware
chassis by adding hardware components) and scale-out (scalability by
adding additional hardware chassis) capabilities.
The above text is
an excerpt from:
OCP Instructors Guide for Oracle DBA Certification
A Study Guide to Advanced Oracle Certified Professional Database
Administration Techniques
ISBN 0-9744355-3-8
by Christopher T. Foot
http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2003_2_OCP_print.htm
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