Re: raw vs. cooked files under linux

Dear Heinz, I would suggest that you pick SUSE SLES 9 This SUSE version works perfectly with IDS 10. Please check the following link: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/linux/ids.html With IDS 10 you have the freedom of choice to use cooked or raw devices with KAIO This link should answer your raw device support question http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0503szabo/?ca=dgr-lnxw41IDSTen Let me know if you have any additional questions. bye Sandor IBM Informix Development Munich Information Management Hollerithstra'e 1 81829 Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 4504 1429 "Heinz Weitkamp" <heinz.weitkamp@w estfleisch.de> To Sent by: "user-group Informix \\(E-Mail\\)" owner-informix-li <informix-list@iiug.org> st@iiug.org cc Subject 11.05.2005 10:48 raw vs. cooked files under linux Hi all, i am an linux newbie. I must shift our Databases from SCO Unix (IDS 7.31 UD4) to SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition 8.1 (2.4.21-190-smp glibc 2.2.5) or (8.2) or 9 and SuSE Linux Professional 9.3 (2.6.11.4 glibc 2.3.4) (IDS 7.31 UD8). Later on i want to upgrade (in place) to IDS 10.0. Which Version of SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition must I use (8.? , 9 ..)? Under Sco Unix we use raw-devices. Is it better to use cooked files or raw files under these Linux-Versions? A colleague mentioned, it can be, that later releases of Linux don't support raw-devices. Is that correct? Experiences or comments are welcome. Thanks in advance. (Excuse my poor school-english) Heinz sending to informix-list sending to informix-list