I have a general question about Oracle database & Application Server 10g on HP-UX Itanium vs. RedHat Linux on x86.
I “hear” that Oracle and Oracle Support is currently trying to push away from the HP-UX Itanium area and focus on x86 RedHat development. I “hear” that Oracle now codes from scratch in the Linux and not SUN OS.
I am not an Oracle person, just a Systems Admin. (more Windows and HP-UX). Our company is trying to get a futuristic view/road map about Oracle to see if its worthwhile to stay on HP-UX Itanium, or jump to x86 RedHat. Is Oracle phasing out PA-RISC? I know HP-UX and Itanium servers are expensive. Is it stable and worth it on x86 boxes?
We’re not a mom & pop shop, but we’re not huge either. (Around 150 servers; 10-15TB data)
Any assistance/recommendations from the DBA folks would be great.
THANKS…
