Re: Antwort: Re: IDS 9.x stability on Solaris vs Linux

Posted in 2003

Guido Stepken — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:07:15 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

IDS 9.40 runs on download edition SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 after update to glibc-2.2.5-x (< glibc -2.3.x). SMP will crash 8.1 with kernel panic and Informix 9.3 and 9.4 all refuse to run with SMP. regards, Guido Stepken > IDS 9.40 runs on SLES 8 (United Linux 1.0) after update to glibc-2.2.5-165. > (available at http://support.suse.de/psdb). > > Andreas > > >>I'd recommend: stay with Solaris! A SunFire V480 is cheaper than a x440 >>and scales much better with more CPUs. And best of all no Problems with >>Server Software. Informix, Notes, DB2, Oracle they all just run. No new >>Kernel required, no hassle with glibc. >> >>Administring RedHat Advanced Server is a horror. You always have to use >>those graphical tools which don't give all the power of the underlying >>server software: example editing timezone and xntpd information. I ended >>up changing the startscript of the ntp daemon because that freaky gaphical >>Tool always destroyed my configuration. And at last: RedHat Advanced costs >>a lot of money: 2.100$ per Server. If you buy a SunFire Box the OS is >>included. >> >>regards Thomas >> > >