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.