RE: Is ANYONE using 64 Bit Informix ????????

Posted in 2000

Obnoxio The Clown — Thu, 30 Nov 2000 14:59:48 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: Thanh <tqma@my-deja.com> > >In article <904bi8$fca$1@news.xmission.com>, > <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > > > > We did one on an RS6000 running AIX. > > This is a 1 way upgrade. You cannot revert to 32 bit (must do an >export > > import and rebuild the instance. > > Anything 64Bit uses MORE memory, for just about everything (e.g > > SHMVIRTSIZE). > > > > There are plenty of people using 64 Bit Informix around. > >I wonder if the 64-bit IDS-9.x supports 'Forced residency'. This >feature is not supported in 32-bit IDS-9.20UC3 (as stated in >the IDS_9.20 release note for AIX). That's an AIX-specific issue. >Also, what do you really gain in going fro 32-bit to 64-bit ? You can address a *lot* more memory (BUFFERS, SHMVIRTSIZE, etc.) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com