Re: How to set configuration parameters to get maximum performance

Dear Bruce, thank you for your comment. We can't wait for 4 processors, because the machine the company cannot be upgraded to 4 or even more processors. :-( May I ask another question? You wrote that you are using Cobol too. Which compiler do you use (IBM or Micro Focus). Do you have any advice on how to structure Cobol to get most performance out of Cobol/Informix ESQL? I think one can achive best result when doing as much as possible in SQL. Is this true? Thanks in advance Volker. Bruce_Farwell@spartanstores.com wrote: > I use RS/6000 (uniprocessors) , Informix 7.11.UC1, RAID 5 disk, and > ESQL/Cobol. > Although the RAID disk may not be the fastest, it's not that bad, > especially > if you have write cache. (I don't) > > What exactly are your problems? > > My only initial advice is that generally running a 2 CPU machine does > not > warrant turning on the MULTIPROCESSOR flag because the added overhead > is greater than the benefit of the additional CPU. It's usually > better to > wait > until you have 4 CPUs before you turn that flag on. > > Bruce Farwell > Spartan Stores, Inc. > Grand Rapids, MI >