[SunHELP] [Q] Need your suggestion to upgrade SUn server?

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We plan to purchase a new SUN server to replace our old SUN 1000E server.
This server is dedicate work as ORACLE database server.  The possible
configuration are:

  .  3 ORACLE instances
  .  each Database 15Gb (2 productions, one testing (few users))
  .  total 150 current users
  .  can be access from Internet web pages.
  .  OLTP environment need transaction finish ASAP


The possible server we will choose:


 . SUN E450 4 X 480 Mhz                     . SUN 280R 2 X 750 Mhz
 . 5 X 10000RPM 18.2 GB HD internal         . 2 X 10000RPM 18.2 GB HD
     (ultra SCSI)                               (FC-AL)
 . SUn T3 tabletop array                    . SUN T3 tabletop array
 . This server will end life cycle soon     . starting server life cycle


The Benchmark info.


                      E450                                280R
                    --------------                     --------------
SPECfp2000              291                              418
  (one CPU)


SPECint2000             234                              391
  (one cpu)


SPECint_rate2000       10.9 (4 cpu)                     8.97 (2 cpu)

SPECft_rate2000        11.1 (4 cpu)                     9.4  (2 cpu)



can anyone give me some suggestions:


  1. which one shoule I choose?

  2. which benchmark Specft2000 ot SPECint2000 more important for ORACLE
DB, especially on OLTP?

  3. any other suggestion?