AW: raw vs. cooked files under linux

Thank you very much, Jean and Sandor, for your quick answers. One question more: I saw in the List on link: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/linux/ids.html that IDS 7.31.UD8 don't support SUSE SLES9. Do you know, whether IDS 7.31.UD8 works under SUSE SLES9, because first i want to install IDS 7.31.UD8 on Linux and later IDS 10.0 without (if possible) changing the Linux Version? Thanks. Heinz -----Urspr'ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Sandor Szabo [mailto:sandor.szabo@de.ibm.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 13:31 An: Heinz Weitkamp Cc: user-group Informix (E-Mail); owner-informix-list@iiug.org Betreff: Re: raw vs. cooked files under linux Dear Heinz, I would suggest that you pick SUSE SLES 9 This SUSE version works perfectly with IDS 10. Please check the following link: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/linux/ids.html With IDS 10 you have the freedom of choice to use cooked or raw devices with KAIO This link should answer your raw device support question http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0503szabo/? ca=dgr-lnxw41IDSTen Let me know if you have any additional questions. bye Sandor IBM Informix Development Munich Information Management Hollerithstra'e 1 81829 Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 4504 1429 "Heinz Weitkamp" <heinz.weitkamp@w estfleisch.de> To Sent by: "user-group Informix \\(E-Mail\\)" owner-informix-li <informix-list@iiug.org> st@iiug.org cc Subject 11.05.2005 10:48 raw vs. cooked files under linux Hi all, i am an linux newbie. I must shift our Databases from SCO Unix (IDS 7.31 UD4) to SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition 8.1 (2.4.21-190-smp glibc 2.2.5) or (8.2) or 9 and SuSE Linux Professional 9.3 (2.6.11.4 glibc 2.3.4) (IDS 7.31 UD8). Later on i want to upgrade (in place) to IDS 10.0. Which Version of SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition must I use (8.? , 9 ..)? Under Sco Unix we use raw-devices. Is it better to use cooked files or raw files under these Linux-Versions? A colleague mentioned, it can be, that later releases of Linux don't support raw-devices. Is that correct? Experiences or comments are welcome. Thanks in advance. (Excuse my poor school-english) Heinz sending to informix-list sending to informix-list