Re: Documentation (was SMP and 7.x performance questions)

Has anyone checked out the Beta CD-Doc's By Informix? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl Kendricks Internet: cherylk@spamis.jcdc.doleta.gov OR cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov OR kendric@gwysmtp.jcdc.doleta.gov DTSI, Inc. Voice: 1-800-598-5008 Database Adminstrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Gavin Nour wrote: } [snip] } } someone correctly observed: } >> additional options and parameters that it supports. The onstat utility } >> is ***greatly*** improved, although somewhat sparsely documented. } } but Dave Kosenko <davek@informix.com> from "Informix Professional } Services" wrote: } >Much of the onstat output that is undocumented is meaningless without an } >understanding of complex internals. This is not to say that all the undoc'ed } >stuff requires a rocket scientist; just that some of it isn't worth bothering } >to document for the vast majority of users. } } I say: } What about the remaining users who have a good understanding of the } internals and want to know!!!! If the utilities provide useful } information - tell us what it means. If the information is of no use } take it out, but don't report lots of "stuff" and then leave us } guessing. } } Informix documentation has had a reputation for being a bit on the } light side - which may be ok for clarity but when we want to get down } to the nitty gritty, where can we go for the information? Most of the } time Informix support is unable to answer questions about the } undocumented output of various utilities - now I just don't bother } asking. It would help if internal documentation was made available so } that the various local support teams could answer questions, but sadly } that does not appear to be the case. } } Whilst I agree that the documentation has improved significantly over } the last few years, there is still plenty of room for further } improvement. I hope the attitude of "it isn't worth bothering to } document" changes soon. } } (c) 1996, All rights reserved. } __________________________________________________________ } | o o | } | Gavin Nour: nourg@acslink.net.au | } | Director: Select Software Solutions Pty Ltd. | } | Secretary: Informix User Group NSW, Australia. | } | Committee member: International Informix User Group. | } | Mobile: +(61) 0419 803 113 | } | o o | } |__________________________________________________________| }