Re: Hardware Recommendation
Err Gumby, I take it you haven't messed with DELL's SAN solution? Or their idea of blade centers? Both most certainly have proprietary elements. Now if all you are doing is buying an Inspiron, or somehting else, then sure they have nearly nothing that is proprietary. ----- Original Message ---- From: Ian Michael Gumby <im_gumby@hotmail.com> To: Harry Skelton <skelton.harry@gmail.com>; informix-list@iiug.org Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:56:10 PM Subject: RE: Hardware Recommendation That's silly. First you certify to a kernel not a distro. Second. Dell hardware "proprietary" ? LOL... > Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:48:34 -0400 > From: skelton.harry@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Hardware Recommendation > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > sdhaya wrote: > > platform (32bit). Could you please share your thoughts on the best > > available intel platforms supporting linux/Informix 10.x. > > I would suggest you go to the various Linux sites, the ones with the > distributions, and look at their hardware compatibility list. > > Dell does sell Linux certified machines. The only problem with running > a Dell is the hardware tends to be proprietary. You may want to look at > an HP or Linux specific hardware vendor. Like www.emperorlinux.com - > although I have not looked at their web site, just something I searched > for on the web. > > I would also check with the folks at Informix to find what platform > would make your database fly. They may only support one or two versions > of Linux. No point of getting Ubuntu Heron (my favorite at the moment) > when Informix may or may not run on it. > > > Currently the application and Database are running on one server. We > > have also been recommended to split the application & Database into > > two servers. ( We retain the application on a Intel/Linux/ platform > > and move the database to Non Intel based platform with latest > > informix ). > > I say have one server with a NAS (network attached storage) device for > backups. You could have a transaction by transaction backup to the NAS > so you can replay the transactions should the server fail. This is > something that requires a bit more forethought as a database > administrator to determine both need, and costs involved. > > If you get more than one "server", use one as a workstation/backup > machine. You get the use out of the machine without it being an energy > sucking doorstop. I replaced all the PC's in one site with server class > machines, nice graphics cards, maxed out on memory, and then backed up > the main server to the other backup servers on a daily basis. (One > machine called Monday, the other Tuesday, et al.) > > But I highly suggest that you review what Informix and your application > will need before selecting the hardware. Sometimes you get limited on > your hardware options by the software you are using. > > On the hardware - get the maximum amount of memory you can get on the > machine, get the best video card you can get (A stable release - doesn't > have to be a $800 card), and get fast hard drives. Speed is more > important than space when it comes to databases. > > Then have your Linux vendor tweak the disk cache to use a gig or so of > memory. Unless Informix (like Oracle) wants to play GOD and do its own > memory management. If so, give it a GIG for cache....provided you > loaded 4GIG in a machine. > > Also, run a network with bandwidth in the Gigabytes. You may want to > add more cards and run load balancing to speed up the transactions to > the database. > > ...just my thoughts.... > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list ________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. Get started!