Re: Running Informix and Oracle on the same Unix box

In article <3587EAFE.A766F551@accentsoftware.com>, Arun Shastry <arun@accentsoftware.com> writes >Last time we tried to that we ran into tough waters and had to abort. >The two engines need different kernel parameters, and they also >have memory conflicts. Most importantly, find out if you'll be >able to tech support from either one of them in this kind of a >situation :-) (more political than technical) > There should be no problem, set kernel parameters high enough, plenty of semaphores, semaphore sets and shared memory segments. Also set the maximum size of shared memory segments to unlimited. >Arun > >Vic Goldberg wrote: > >> Folks -- >> >> For various and sundry reasons, we're going to try to run both >> an Informix instance and an Oracle instance on the same AIX 4.3 box. >> We'll be running Informix 7.3, and Oracle 7.2.2.3. >> >> Are there any gotchas that we should know about? My guess is >> that the biggest problem would be shared memory conflicts - any >> thoughts? >> >> TIA. >> >> Vic >> >> -- >> Vic Goldberg >> Manager, DBA Team, >> Acting Manager, Technical Integration >> Cornell University >> (607) 254-7441 (Voice) (607) 255-6982 (Fax) > > > -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care