Re: Informix DS or WGS, NT, 130 Users

Leos Urban wrote: > > Hi, > we plan to change our system from distributed databases (3 servers > Informix OnLine 5.x & Informix Star ) to one server with more power. > On new server we assume 130 concurrently working users. > Do you have someone similar configuration? > Which kind of HW we need? Is HP LX (4xPPRO SMP) good idea? > What is better for us? Dynamic Server or Workgroup Server? > Our preffered system is Windows NT but is NT usable and stabil for 130 > users? > > Thanks for answer. > > Leos Urban > > Leos.Urban@aitix.cz Hi, We have multiple clients with mission critical apllications running under Unix, and a number of clients running Windows NT. We recommend NOT TO USE WINDOWS NT for mission critical applications because it has a rather big down time. Not that the Informix product under NT aren't working fine but it's Windows NT itself that is very stable. Our NT clients have a MTBF of 20 days (NT4.0) or 35 days (NT3x). The Unix clients we have, have a MTBF between 175 and 200 days. I think this says enough. Don't let marketing get you, choose the best. At this point UNIX is. If you still wants to choose NT (we also have this clients) then make sure you have good 'buck-up' procedures. Kind regards, Rob Prop -- =============================================================== Rob Prop Tel. : +31-164-255300 Consultant Fax. : +31-164-246162 Informa Automatisering bv Email: rprop@concepts.nl Bergen op Zoom informa@pi.net The Netherlands Web : http://www.informa.nl ===============================================================