Re: Informix on NT platform - Impact of 100 to 400+ Users

In article <33255E5E.1E28@west.co.za>, "Mark D. Stock" <marks@west.co.za> writes >Mike Segel wrote: >> >> Rob Culhane wrote: >> > >> > We are considering implementing an Informix Online Rel 7 server in an NT >> > 4 way SMP environment. We are concerned about the viability of initially >> > starting with 100+ users and growing to possibly 400+ users. Looking for >> > other people's experiences including maximum users on NT before >> > degradation? >> > Questions regarding impact of combining startup warehouse with OLTP >> > applications on same platform also exist. >> >> Lots of luck. >> Don't think you will be happy with the results. >> Anyone running NT with 400 Simultaneous users? > ><Embarrassed silence> <Even more embarrassed silence...goes red in face....falls about on floor laughing and crying at the same time. > >> How about 100 ? > Manages to get back to knees (more then your system will ever do!) ><Nervous shuffling of feet> > >> >> NT works fine in a small environment, but for a warehouse >> app, forget it. >> Until the Pentium-Pro you couldn't even have >4 CPUS in a machine. > >> -Just my $.02 worth. > >And VERY well spent I think. :-) > >Bill just has a way with people: he says don't buy a REAL OS, but NT.... >... and they do. :-( > Poor sad,sad fools. >> The author takes no responsibility for this post. >> Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. > >This was one of those coincidences. ;-) What do you know coinidences happening > once :-; Being serious for a moment. -one has tested NT with that many users and it would need lots of memory e.g. >512Mb to be able to handle 400 users. Also I am not sure that NT has been designed/tuned to scale that far. -- David Williams