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Teaching Oracle technology always has challenges. Theyre generally large challenges because we ask students to run 4 GB Linux VM with Oracle Database 11g XE pre-configured for them. A number of the student computers arent up to the task of running the virtualization.

Installing VMware Workstation or Player and a 64-bit Linux operating system is the easiest way to discover a laptop that advertises itself as 64-bit when it truly isnt. Most of the computers raise an exception that says theyre unable to run hyperthreading, and naturally two BIOS settings are disabled by the manufacturers.

As a result, I get a lot of questions from students on computers. Some of the questions are simple and driven by a desire to maximize their investment. Other questions arent quite as simple. The harder questions are typically driven by a need to accomplish something they cant do with their computer.

I cant help but feel too many students see laptops as commodities, like televisions. They purchase their laptops thinking theyve bought the right computer because it provides features like a touch screen. Unfortunately, they dont notice things like the operating system because many of them purchase computers that run the Microsoft Windows.

They believe Microsoft Windows is simply a single operating system. They dont know that there are seven versions of Windows 10 with different features. More importantly, they dont know there are two key versions of Windows 10 when they purchase a laptop the Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. The student seem to never find a simple Windows 10 Buyers Guide.

Windows 10 Home Edition is designed for end-user computing that includes using application software, whereas Windows 10 Pro Edition is designed for computing that runs both application and server software. The choice of one over the other determines what you can or cant do with your Windows software.

Changing between Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro comes at a cost to most consumers. Thats because they purchase machines with OEM versions of the Windows operating system. Vendors provide OEM versions of Windows 10 because they customize boards and chip-sets; and sometimes they purchase and install chips that fail to meet manufacturing standards. In these cases, the OEM Windows 10 comes with modifications and custom drivers. Moving from an OEM Windows 10 Home to a Windows 10 Pro can be very complicated.

Also, its all too common for OEM Windows 10 to disable 64-bit operations while advertising their product as 64-bit. The reasons for this can be complex and hard to identify sometimes. When a manufacturer purchases defective CPUs, they tend to disable some of the chips features. Manufacturers often disable 64-bit features to work around a defective CPU, one or more chip-sets, or their own customizations to the Windows 10 operating system.

I wrote all this to help focus purchases for those who want to run an Oracle Database on a Windows 10 operating system. You have two choices. One uses the native Windows 10 Pro operating system to run Oracle Database 11g XE natively, and the other uses Windows 10 to run VMware or Virtual Box to support a Linux operating system and Oracle Database 11g XE instance.

Best of luck, and always check the laptop specifications. As a rule, dont buy Windows 10 Home machines if you want to run an Oracle Database.

Written by maclochlainn

January 15th, 2018 at 9:27 pm

Posted in Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle 12c,Windows 10

Tagged with Oracle DBA, Oracle Developer

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