Re: Uni-processor & SMP question

In article <6u8t1b$ckt$1@news.xmission.com>, Rajesh_Kapur@spartanstores.com () wrote: > > Hello All, > I had initiated the following query five days ago. No one has responded > yet. I am re-initiated my request in the hope that someone can provide > me > insight into this matter. Thanks!!! > > We currently have a production system running on RS-6000 uni-processor > with > AIX 3.2, Informix 5.05. The development machine is a separate, identical > uni-processor with matching AIX and Informix versions. Therefore we are > able to compile, test and 'user accept' all 4gl, .per, .c and .ec > programs > on the test system and move only the executables to production machine. > We > now plan to upgrade the production machine to a 4-way SMP S-70 machine. > The > environment on the new SMP machine would be as follows --> AIX 4.3, > > Client > sdk v2.02.uc2 - replaces esql, 4gl 7.20.ud2, sql 7.20.ud2, 4gl rds > 7.20.ud2, 4gl id 7.20.ud2 - Debugger, ids 7.24.uc5 - Online. If > possible, > we would like to keep the uni-processor as our test system to save on > cost. > > ====== Questions ?????? > - Can we compile on a uni-processor and move the executables to the SMP > machine? If yes, will there be any difference in performance or > behavior of > the code if the compilation is done on the uni-processor as opposed to > the > SMP? > - Do the AIX and Informix versions need to be absolutely identical on > the > uni-processor and the SMP? > > I thank you all for any insight you can provide into this matter. > > > You should not have any problems, but you might need to recompile for the uni-processor if the underlying architecture is different for the two boxes, we had this problem a few years back developing on a 3xx and deploying to a 5xx. Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.co.uk