Exadata and Balanced Optimization

bobyon · Post by **bobyon** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:50 pm

Is it possible to use Balanced Optimization with Databases on Exadata?

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:16 pm

No. At least not yet.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:16 pm

Seeing as how Exadata is an appliance that still runs the "normal" Oracle database software I would imagine the answer is yes.

bobyon · Post by **bobyon** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:21 pm

I love it when I get answers this quickly from the two of the wisest minds on this forum.

Now, if there was only consensus between you.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:57 pm

Ha! Still just Oracle, wonder why it wouldn't be possible?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:13 am

Why not ping your official support provider - I for one would be curious as to the reason why if it isn't supported.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:12 pm

The reason would be the appliance layer between the rest of the world and the database on an Exadata appliance. But I've been wrong before - why not try it and let us know? It won't do any harm - Balanced Optimization is a design time activity only. You don't actually have to use the generated jobs.

bobyon · Post by **bobyon** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:51 pm

Haven't tried it because we don't have it yet. And we have asked Service Provider, but salesmen sometimes exagerate capabilities.

thanks for the input.