How to run both database

[ashlee]

I have Linux oerating system in my machine.Can I run both DB2 and Oracle both at the same time in this machine. Will I get error if I do so? If so how can I handle this situation.

[cyrus]

The concept of an instance is similar in both Oracle and DB2.The major difference between the two is that in Oracle there can only be one database per instance, while in DB2 multiple databases can share an instance.

[rachelle]

One more things a user must know at the instance of using both DB2 and Oracle in same machine is Oracle stores all session and system-related parameters in a text file, normally referred to as initSID.ora. With DB2, configuration parameters are also stored at the instance level, known as the database manager configuration file, and at the database level, known as the database configuration file.