RE: Informix UC7.41 - slow

Posted in 2005

Everett Mills — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:25:44 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Geezer- Look at Art's posting first. --EEM > -----Original Message----- > From: Geezer From The Freezer [mailto:Geezer@Freezer.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:21 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Informix UC7.41 - slow > > > > Everett Mills wrote: > > > > Geezer- > > Processors aren't the only bits of hardware that affect IO > > performance. What is your bus speed and what types of disks are on the > > two systems and what is the connection (Fiber Channel, Wide Ultra SCSI, > > etc.)? A 10,000 RPM disk with a big (say 2 Mb) cache connected by Wide > > Ultra SCSI on a slow system may very well out perform a fast system with > > Single Ended SCSI and a 5,000 RPM disk. This is, of course assuming > > that the two systems are otherwise configured in a similar manner. > > Everett, > > Good questions. Ones I do not know how to find out! > Our IT is outsourced and will charge us for finding > this out. sending to informix-list