On 4 Feb 2005 01:28:22 -0800, "axelsche" <axelsche@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Greg you are right, the p570 is the newer technology and perhaps the
>better choice.
>But not all the features announced for the Power5 Architecture are
>really supported by IBM yet.
>For example the Virtualization of FC Adapters is not supported yet (It
>works, We have tested it, but it's not supportet yet by IBM if you have
>problems). And I think running Microsoft in an Power5 LPAR will never
>be supported....
>
>Axel


Well, Running Microsoft Windows on a p5 would be, to my opinion, a
rare type of perversion. Linux on an LPAR is a much more realistic
choice, as we have Oracle on Linux at some remote sites and testing
things locally could be a good idea.

Otherwise I've made my mind towards the p5 570, Oracle doesn't seem to
have any objections against it either.

Alexey