RE: Running Informix on a Pentium based System

--- Hannes Visagie <hvisagie@mibco.org.za> > wrote: >Intel is fine if that is all the budged can do. Try to get at least 4 >CPU's on any platform with Informix. Try to go RAID10, else let INFORMIX >do the mirror, else only mirror Roor, Phys, LLog. Get lots of Fast disks >{10000+RPM at SCSI ULTRA 160} disks, at least 6, Root, Phys, LLOG, >Temp1,2,3. Compaq is a good INTEL option. We ran a Cellular Billing >system on Compaq 6000, 4*200Mhz Pentium CPU, 2Gig ram, +- 100 Gig {Still >our stupid days, raid5} Online 5 and +- 1000 Users at 80% utilization. All of that is nice, but since they are moving from Access and didn't really say why, a single CPU Intel box could very well be all they need. >I found UNIXWARE outperforms all INTEL UNIX's {Not tested against Linux}. As an unbiased observer (pay no attention to my email address) I'd say your test is incomplete then. == Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net