CDC on Workgroup Edition?
Snorri Bergmann asked whether CDC works on Workgroup Edition. Mike Walker said it works technically but licensing should be checked; Benjamin Thompson thought probably not based on an IIUG edition table. Snorri found CDC is not listed among prohibited components in a 14.10 Workgroup license page. Licensing remained unconfirmed; the advice was to ask IBM, HCL or the reseller.
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Is it possible to use CDC on Workgroup Edition or is it an Enterprise feature? Thanks in advance, -Snorri ------------------------------ Snorri Bergmann ------------------------------
1. Triggers 2. Auditing 3. Third-party tools ------------------------------ Suman Suhag Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University Business Development Intern GAO Tek Inc. Jhajjar, Haryana, India ------------------------------
Hi, CDC (Change Data Capture) is typically an Enterprise feature. Availability on Workgroup Edition is unclear. Check official documentation for confirmation. Contact support for specific edition details. ------------------------------ Suman Suhag Jhajjar, Haryana, India ------------------------------
It is certainly possible to use CDC on Workgroup Edition. It does work. The bigger question is whether it can be done under the Informix licensing. I fully expect that it can because Workgroup licensing does allow HDR/RSS (limited to 2 secondaries), ER, and Continuous Log Restore, so allowing CDC seems logical. Still, check with whoever you get your licenses from. ------------------------------ Mike Walker xDB Systems, Inc www.xdbsystems.com ------------------------------
I only dabble in licensing matters but I would say 'no' or at least 'probably not' based on https://www.iiug.org/en/2019/10/08/compare-informix/ At the bottom of the table there is a row for InfoSphere® Change Data Capture. You don't have to buy that product to use CDC of course: you can write your own C or Java program. However, the fact it is not available for use with Workgroup Edition suggests to me that the Infomix component of this stack - CDC - is what is not available. As has been suggested elsewhere I would speak to IBM, HCL or your reseller, whoever you deal with for licensing. Ben. ------------------------------ Benjamin Thompson ------------------------------
Hi and thank you all. Probably this is an Enterprise feature. However, I find very strange that IBM/HCL do not provide a detailed table/document describing which features are NOT available in each edition. Some of the features (CPU VPs, SHMEMEM etc) are disabled/limited on the binary level but others are disabled on the Licensing level like CLR. This InfoSphere reference is not conclusive because the product name is mentioned, not "CDC" explicitly. Maybe InfoSphere needs some other Enterprise features to work. Best regards, -S ------------------------------ Snorri Bergmann ------------------------------
After some digging I found this: https://www.cursor-distribution.de/en/sales-informix/ibm-licensing-informix/ibm-license-informix-workgroup-edition-en/1416-ibm-informix-workgroup-edition-v14-10-xc10-en CDC is not mentioned in "Prohibited components". (And neither is CLR btw.) ------------------------------ Snorri Bergmann ------------------------------