12-06-2001
Sparc vs Intel performance
Hello all,
I have been trying to find any data that states what platform would garner better overall performance in an Oracle Cluster.
The scenario:
This is a high traffic e-commerce site with IIS and Commerce server on the front end. The backend consists of a Sun Solaris hardware/software cluster running Oracle 8.
I have been charted to spec out a new infrastructure to manage the site in house. There is a possibility of moving to a SQL 2000/w2K solution in the future due to CIO. My question is, does anyone know how the following server specs would compare in performance for the Oracle cluster:
Sun Solaris configuration:
2 E3500 Servers each with
8 464-MHz w/8MB cache
4GB RAM
2 A5100 Storedge
Intel Configuration:
2 Compaq DL760 servers each with
8 900-MHz ZEON w/2MB cache
4GB RAM
2 4100 Array enclosures
Either one of these configurations would be running Solaris 8
Any insight would be greatly appreciated as I am new to Unix and the Sun Sparc platform. Thank you
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
sc_zonesd
sc_zonesd(1M) System Administration Commands sc_zonesd(1M)
NAME
sc_zonesd - Sun Cluster zone administration daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/cluster/lib/sc/sc_zonesd
DESCRIPTION
The sc_zonesd daemon is a system daemon that is used by Sun Cluster software to track and manage non-global zones. This daemon initially
starts when the system comes up.
The daemon runs in the global zone only.
DIAGNOSTICS
All diagnostic messages are logged through the syslog function.
NOTES
The sc_zonesd daemon must be started in superuser mode.
The sc_zonesd daemon is controlled by the SMF service sc_zones. The cluster software requires this daemon to run for non-global zone sup-
port. If the daemon is killed or if the SMF service is disabled, the cluster node will panic.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWscu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Private |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
syslog(3C), attributes(5)
Sun Cluster 3.2 19 May 2006 sc_zonesd(1M)