Re: User Limitation?

David Williams wrote: > > In article <Pine.SOL.3.95.961213161430.25269A-100000@sheldon>, Tim Simms > <tsimms@intr.net> writes > > > >I heard a rumor that there is some sort of user limitation on the Informix > >server. We've got Informix On-Line 7.1 and ESQL/C 7.2. > > > >Are there any limitations (expressed or implied) concerning the number of > >users who can simultaneously be connected to the database? This, as you > >can imagine, is an important issue for us, considering we use Informix for > >CGI applications. > > > >Thank you for your time. > > > >Regards, > >-Tim > > > > > > When you buy Informix you buy a license for a given number of users > :- 1,8,16,32 etc. > > Up to Online version 5.01 there was no enforced limit. In Online 5.01 > the licensing IS enforced. There is a license deamon which does this > enforcement (I can't remember the name, I think is starts with lm > for License Manager). This is not work/was not liked so Informix > removed it in Online 5.02. (The versions may have been 5.02/5.03 I'm > not sure). > > Apparenetly when you dial the emergency services in Amercia (the 911 > number) your call is logged into an Online system (I have also > seen that mentioned in some Informix literature at work). I hear a > rumour that they refused to have license limitation. > You could imagine the phone call "Yes I know you are in a building > that's on fire but I'm getting a message about user licensing....Hey > could one of you guys log out?????....." > > I have heard that in Online version 7.12 licensing IS enforced, the > USERTHRADS parameter have been removed and the limit is what you pay > for. They way for find this out is to do an onstat -V to get your > version number. > > To check the number of users your are licensed for do > > more $INFORMIXDIR/etc/.snfile > > and look on the line containing Online... to get your serial number > (something like AAB#C123657). The letter after the # > gives the number of users you are licensed for:- > > A) 1 > B) 8 > C) 16 > E) 32 > F) 64 > G) 128 > H) 256 > J) unlimited > V) unlimited > > > > > -- > David Williams David/Tim, As a caveat to the above, Informix is not graceful about alerting you when you hit the limit. The database locks up, no messages are generated to the user as to why the system is "stuck", but it locks up. At least in V5.01 & 7.12... Bret.