RE: question on replication

I want to say we will be doing HDR, if I got the right set of letters with the right process. John -----Original Message----- From: Obnoxio The Chav [mailto:obnoxio@serendipita.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:31 PM To: John Adamski Cc: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: question on replication John Adamski said: > Being the defacto DBA here I've been asked the following question by > my management and do not know the answer. Hopefully someone out there > in the real world can help me out. > > The question is: can I have 2 Informix instances running on the same > server and have replication between the 2 instances on this same > server. ER or HDR? I *think* both are possible, I seem to recall you need to use relative pathnames for HDR to work. Never tried either one personally, though. > My management wants to know if it is technically possible to do this, > and if so which training would I need to go to to learn how to do > this. Like a lot of management questions, it may not be the smartest > thing to do, they just want to know if it is possible. :-) > > Any help would be welcomed. > > We are currently running on a HP9000 (K360) IDS 7.31.UD6W6 and by the > end of the year be on a HP9000 (rp7410) IDS 9.4.UD3. The plan was to > start using replication and use the old K box as a back up after the > migration and upgrade to 9.4. Sounds like management has other plans. > :-) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school. -- Ahmed Ahmed sending to informix-list

HDR is going to be tough to do on a single server. It is possible on UNIX by using relative path names and then being sure to start the engine and ontape in the correct directories. Sorta - but not highly suggested. Question - since the purpose of HDR is to provide HA for the failure of physical media, why are you setting up HDR on a single server. That's going to be forcing you onto a common physical media, which sort of defeats the goal of HA. "John Adamski" <adamski@graceland.edu> wrote in message news:1099609843.M3zhbSpLPba8cUvbBLhM6w@teranews... > > I want to say we will be doing HDR, if I got the right set of letters with the right process. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Obnoxio The Chav [mailto:obnoxio@serendipita.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:31 PM > To: John Adamski > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: question on replication > > > > John Adamski said: > > Being the defacto DBA here I've been asked the following question by > > my management and do not know the answer. Hopefully someone out there > > in the real world can help me out. > > > > The question is: can I have 2 Informix instances running on the same > > server and have replication between the 2 instances on this same > > server. > > ER or HDR? > > I *think* both are possible, I seem to recall you need to use relative pathnames for HDR to work. Never tried either one personally, though. > > > My management wants to know if it is technically possible to do this, > > and if so which training would I need to go to to learn how to do > > this. Like a lot of management questions, it may not be the smartest > > thing to do, they just want to know if it is possible. :-) > > > > Any help would be welcomed. > > > > We are currently running on a HP9000 (K360) IDS 7.31.UD6W6 and by the > > end of the year be on a HP9000 (rp7410) IDS 9.4.UD3. The plan was to > > start using replication and use the old K box as a back up after the > > migration and upgrade to 9.4. Sounds like management has other plans. > > :-) > > -- > > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" > - Coluche > > "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" > - JCH > > "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" > - Marco > > I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school. > > -- Ahmed Ahmed > > sending to informix-list