Re: Slow-running archive. Sometimes. Sometimes not.

Posted in 2004

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Platform-Specific Issues

Paul Watson — Mon, 17 May 2004 08:19:44 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

They had IBM support through us, paid a lot of money and never logged a call in two years. They are moving to SQLServer, just taking a little longer than expected. Neil Truby wrote: > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message > news:40A7A596.A113EED6@oninit.com... > > We've got a 7.31x site under Solaris doing the same thing, normally > > backup about 2 hours but once a month(ish) it takes best part of a week. > > They are hitting the old page bug. They can't upgrade as they no longer > > have IBM support, they just live with it. > > We could sell it to them! -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

↪ replying to Paul Watson

Neil Truby — Mon, 17 May 2004 09:01:00 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message news:40A86790.26F920F8@oninit.com... > They had IBM support through us, paid a lot of money and never logged > a call in two years. They are moving to SQLServer, just taking a little > longer than expected. As a matter of interest, how does SQL Server support work? Does the end-user take out a direct support contract with MS?