"z" <z@y.x.invalid> wrote in message
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How can validation testing on DBMSs such as DB2 and Oracle be performed?
Is there a quick commonly used publicly available DBMS test that can be
used?
Could TPC-C be used? If so, where can TPC-C be obtained? (Is is publicly
available?)
If you want to validate a database for use in your business environment, the
best thing to do is build a simple prototype of your business app and test
it on the databases you're considering. Both DB2 and Oracle come in
"express" editions, and should be full-featured enough to put a prototype
through it's paces. This way you can play with performance scaling, various
DDL options, backup/restore and other things that you're bound to do when in
production, and really get a feel for what works best in the intended
environment.
To echo someone else's comments -- using an off-the-shelf benchmark (such as
any of the TPC benchmarks) may not be anywhere near close to what your
business needs are, and thus you'd end up with something that isn't a good
fit. It's much like deciding to buy a sports car because it was the fastest
and flashiest, and then finding out that your wife is pregnant with triplets
and you should have bought a mini-van :)
--
Matt Emmerton