Re: Informix Upgrade Question

FME0591 wrote: > previously done. Now, years later I come onboard and want to move us > forward to 5.08 on HP-UX 9.04 prepartory to upgrading the O/S to 10.20 > early next year. Has anyone experienced any 'gotchas' in performing that > upgrade. Our informix operation is simple: > > Four raw devices of 400Meg each, continous logging, with DBACCESS > performing all needed queries. > > Your response is appreciated, > Yes! First, *BUILD YOUR SYSTEM FROM SCRATCH*!!! You will see definate system performance issues if you chose to do the upgrade path. By doing this, you have more control of the build process. Then Id use the vg groups to build your raw partitions. Just makesure you leave the first 4 or 8k of the disk free. Then you can use the OS level of mirroring of disk space. (Create a JFS, but just don't mount it. ) HTH! -Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until AGIS modifies their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************