Re: Speed problems with Informix and COBOL running together

It looks like a pure disk contention problem. Probably the quickest fix is to get another disk and move the Cobol or Informix on to the other disc. You don't mention which OS but assuming its AIX then you can get the performance tools from the IBM Austin's web site (sorry I don't have the address), don't use the ones shipped with the OS. Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.com/informix # If you broke it, hide the evidence >>> "Karina Lorenzo" <gklorenzo@hotmail.com> 08/27/99 10:00AM >>> Hi!! I'm having serious speed problems with informix applications running along with COBOL applications on a RISC 6000 server. System specifications Hard disk size --> 8 GB Memory --> 128 MB Informix SE version: 7.14 for 8 users File system size where the Informix Database resides: 2.1 GB Informix Database size: 1.3 GB Daily User average accesing Informix applicaitons : 14 users COBOL version: RMcobol 6.5 File system size where the COBOL data files reside: 3.1 GB COBOL data files size: 2.4 GB Daily User average accesing COBOL applicaitons : 30 users You must consider also that both databases are on the same disk, positioned on the center of the disk. We made different tests, and when Informix was running by itself there was not problem at all. But, as soon as we started running COBOL, Informix became extremely slow, although COBOL does not get affected. I'm talking about two different applications running on the same server and on the same disk. One does not access the other. Please, give me any advise, we have tried averything and it remains the same. Thanks in advance! Ing. Karina Lorenzo Project Leader ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************