Re: XPS to IDS - a positive note for all from the road

On 30 Aug, 17:33, Serge Rielau <srie...@ca.ibm.com> wrote: > da...@smooth1.co.uk wrote: > > Also where is the IDS equivalent of DB2 DPF? > > That is XPS... or rather it was "Arrowhead" > > > Oracle has RAC > > DB2 has DPF > > Apples and Oranges. > If you want to compare you have to compare RAC to DB2 on a Sysplex > > Cheers > Serge > -- > Serge Rielau > DB2 Solutions Development > IBM Toronto Lab Nope, I am talking about spreading a database across multiple machines where the task will required more power than one machine can handle.

david@smooth1.co.uk wrote: > On 30 Aug, 17:33, Serge Rielau <srie...@ca.ibm.com> wrote: >> da...@smooth1.co.uk wrote: >>> Also where is the IDS equivalent of DB2 DPF? >> That is XPS... or rather it was "Arrowhead" >> >>> Oracle has RAC >>> DB2 has DPF >> Apples and Oranges. >> If you want to compare you have to compare RAC to DB2 on a Sysplex >> >> Cheers >> Serge >> -- >> Serge Rielau >> DB2 Solutions Development >> IBM Toronto Lab > > Nope, I am talking about spreading a database across multiple machines > where the task will required more power than > one machine can handle. RAC will not do that. DPF and XPS do. IDS could not do that without customizing the application/query unless you are willing to work with distributed views... Regards. -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently...

Fernando Nunes wrote: > RAC will not do that. Huh ?

Mark Townsend wrote: > Fernando Nunes wrote: > > >> RAC will not do that. >> > > Huh ? > Here comes the salesman to explain how the technology works. /me reaches for the popcorn ... -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com