Re: Is Informix Reliable?

David Williams wrote: > In article <6a8n1h$k76$1@news.xmission.com>, Warren Zeigler > <warren.zeigler@flyingj.com> writes > >I am currently evaluating Informix -vs- Oracle, and would appreciate your > >input. > > > >I have read on a few threads that people have had to unload and re-install > >the database to fix corrupted system tables, indexes, etc.. How often does > >this happen? > > > Not very often, usually only due to disk hardware failure. Run the > latest version of Online 7 (7.24) and you should be ok. > > Lots of people are running old versions. Informix went through version > server architectures > SNIP. I promised a few people I would be nice, so all I will say is that your forgot about TURBO! Which is actually the precursor to Online 5.0. Online which uses *raw* disk, bypasses Unix I/O routines for faster access. SE is a tank. It is extremely stable, and well, I'd trust it for embedded systems. 6.0 was a major re-write from 5.0 due to the Viking Project. (This is the precusor to 7.x or dynamic online.) Damn, I think I have been around way too long. BTW, we are still taking input on the survey at www.datad.com Don't listen to Gary, if we wanted to spam you, we would have already gotten your e-mail addresses by now. :-) Seriously though, we have over 1000 valid responses, but it would be nice for those who would like to see Informix on Linux to please stop by if they haven't done so. And if you have, tell a freind. (Hell, you can even say "Hi Mike" in the additional comments section. :-) Yes, if you haven't guessed, Tim and I are behind the survey, and with the number of responses, I guess it would be safe to say that we did not add any undue bias. Cheers! Uncle Mikey, soon to be "Don" Mikey as I am grandfather to my latest Nephew, Aaron.