Re: INFORMIX-OWS on UNIX

Posted in 1997

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

Kevin Hodgson — Fri, 18 Apr 1997 07:23:59 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In article <3351BB19.167E@florin.ru>, Sergei Melihov <melihov@florin.ru> >writes >>David Williams wrote: >> >>> OK, a bit more explaination - there are no userthread limits in ows >>> but the maximum number of user licenses you can buy for 1 OWS >>> installation is 96. If you exceed 96 then you break the law..!!!! >>> >>> -- >>> David Williams >> >>I thought there is so-called "CPU" license. It's for one physical CPU >>and for unlimited number of users. Correct? > No - we run on Solaris 2.5.1 and the limit is 96 users - it used to > be 64 but the UK reseller (Datex) assures us that the limit has been > up to 96... >-- >David Williams The latest information that I have from Informix is that Sergei is correct. OWS used to have a legal upper licence limit but this has been removed. It is possible to buy User licences, but it is also possible to buy a CPU licence which gives unlimited users for that machine. There is a legal limit of 4 Intel or 2 Risc CPUs on OWS. (Note - the CPU licence is per CPU). Kevin Hodgson