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From: gunnar@hafro.is (Gunnar Stefansson)
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Subject: Oracle on Sparcservers and Sparcstations
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We are planning a database system to be run off a server where a bunch of
workstations must be able to access the database. 

The current idea is to have a Sparcserver 370 as a central machine running
Oracle (using 3*327 Mb SCSI disks), providing network access from Sun
3/50s and Sparcstations. 

Does anyone have ideas on the performance of such a system ?

We are particularly keen to learn how the system stands up to e.g. 15
people accessing a 500 Mb database, all at the same time, just to give a
possible example.

As a side question, does anyone have information on the performance of
Oracle if the database is distributed, e.g. over a Sparcserver and some
Sparcstations ?

Thanks
Gunnar