Re: Informix SE 6
In article <6hfu3l$q4j$1@news.xmission.com>, Leffler, Jonathan <jleffler@visa.com> writes > >I would not expect you to switch to version 6; version 7.x would be more >sensible. >Not that I know of any problems with v6 per se, but the corresponding OnLine >system >has not been sold for several years now, so I wouldn't expect SE to be available >either. > >Your proposed workload is fairly high for SE, but not outrageously so. I'd want >to use >OnLine, but I'm biassed. > I suspect it is 4GL Version 6.x and SE 7.x which is being suggested. I'd go for Online Dynamic Server 7.24 or 7.30. The workload sounds too high for SE and you need room for expansion. Personally I'd for for a nice Sun Box with at last 256Mb of Memory, some nice fast disks and you should have no problems... >Yours, >Jonathan Leffler (jleffler@visa.com) #include <many-aliases.h> > >---------- >From: Andrew Coulton[SMTP:coultona@ozemail.com.au] >Sent: Monday, April 20, 1998 4:35 AM >To: informix-list@iiug.org >Subject: Informix SE 6 > >Hi, > >the organisation i'm with are planning to switch from an application >running on oracle 7.x to an application on informix SE 6.x. we have up >to 400-500 users with maybe up to 80-100 concurrent users with maybe 2-3 >sessions (screens) each plus any concurrent (batch) programs running. >hware platform and unix flavour yet to be determined. > >how viable is this? is it good? bad? dont matter? if implemented what >gotchas will i have to watch for? any other advice? news ? > >many thanks > >andrew coulton -- 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