Server setup hints

[Collins Richey]

On 8/6/06, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
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> I believe Oracle XE will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit Linux, but not sure
> about the Oracle ToolSet.
> My office SuSe workstation is a AMD-64 FX60 and I run Oracle XE.

I'm still waiting for ananswer from my Oracle contact. The XEdisk I
have is definitely 32-bit only- will not install on my Ubuntu 54-bit
system.

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> > 4.What about Intel vs. AMD for the server? We'll be runniing
> > 32-bit, but the AMD64 chips run just fine in 32-bit mode.
>
> They are talking that AMD is going to have a big cut-down price very soon
> because of the new Intel Extreme Edition. If this is the case, I will select
> AMD because the new Intel CPU has a very high price.
> Regarding the dual-core and XE, XE will use only one CPU but you can still
> get some advantages of the 2nd CPU for other things on your system.
>

FYI, only development will be done on XE. The actual server will use
the licensed Oracle product which has no such restrictions.


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> > 6. There will probably not be an external firewall, so
> > iptables on the server will be used. Shorewall? Firestarter?
> > other suggestions? I presume that I will make ssh key access
> > available on a non-standard port to facilitate remote maintenance.
>
> Check the Oracle-XE newsgroup for threads of installations. Even with root
> account, the instalation process may fails due to firewall and permissions.
> I know the SELinux must be turned off during installation. I myself
> experienced another problem when set umask to 0077.
>

Will be reviewing such things. Please remember, we will not be running
Oracle XE on the actual server. Also, any number of Oracle primary
contriuters will be avalable to trouble shoot the setup.


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Collins Richey
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