Re: Running lots of instances on one HP

DON'T DO IT!!!! HP can't handle the number of memory segments your talking about ( 2 per instance - given version 7.23 and above -- 3 per if 7.1X - 7.22 )... 16 running currently? I'm sorry! We try to limit it to 2 on a box ( HP ) Especially when they are active ( or intense apps: e.g.: Lawson financials ). We currently have 3 Lawson instances on one box and are planning on merging two of them to cut it down to two instances... BTW: We have 27 instances in house (from 200MB - 300GB), and growing. Search Deja News for threads on this -- it has been discussed before. Eric P. Melillo Sr. Database Administrator Associated Grocers, Inc. Seattle, WA 98118 vmail: (206) 767-8178 email: eric_melillo@agsea.com "James Richardson" <richardsonja@logica.com> on 01/20/99 07:56:51 AM Please respond to "James Richardson" <richardsonja@logica.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: (bcc: Eric Melillo/AGInc) Subject: Running lots of instances on one HP Hi, I have been asked to try to get 26 (!) instances of Informix running on an HP K460 (HPUX10.20) Does anybody have any experience with large numbers of instances running on one machine, and what of values I should have for all the kernel settings (the one in the release notes do not appear to be sufficient). Are there any other things that I should be aware of while running (what seems to be) such a large number of instances. (Apart from the logistical nightmare!!!!) Cheers for any ideas! James BTW: I currently have 16 instances running OK....