Re: On-Line 6.0 .... Anyone using it ?

In article <1994Sep12.163139.20680@brtph560.bnr.ca>, <pegasus1@brtph7f3.bnr.ca> writes: > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > Path: inet-serv.com!mr.net!winternet.com!skypoint.com!umn.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!pani x!MathWorks.Com!news.duke.edu!convex!cs.utexas.edu!chpc.utexas.edu!news.utdalla s.edu!corpgate!nrtphaa9.nt.com!brtph560!brtph7f3!pegasus1 > From: pegasus1@brtph7f3.bnr.ca (Jeffrey Fries P865) > Subject: On-Line 6.0 .... Anyone using it ? > Message-ID: <1994Sep12.163139.20680@brtph560.bnr.ca> > Sender: pegasus1@brtph7f3 (Jeffrey Fries P865) > Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 16:31:39 GMT > Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada > Lines: 13 > > I'm evaluating different databases that support: > > o Data Replication > o Distributed Database > o On-Line Backup and Restore > > I was wondering if any of you are using On-Line 6.0 and how you like/dislike > it ? > > Also, what type of performance characteristics have you seen with it ? > > Any help would be appreciated. > We are new users of both Unix and Informix. Our experience so far has been mixed. Their support line is understaffed. We currently have two open problems with them. The first deals with orphaned processes holding onto locks when in dbaccess the second regarding their onstat utility abending. Their security is weak compared to the others and their data replication is only for hot-site backup. It does not support the sort of replication which Sybase has. There is an article in PC Week dated 9/5/94 which reviews some of the DB servers.