Re: Build a new Informix Server - some questions

Now, now, don't feed the troll -- it just makes him more excited. From: Thomas Parsli <thomas.parsli@startsiden.no> > >"Bhaskarla, Sunil" <Sunil.Bhaskarla@Eclipsys.com> writes: > > > NT-W2K yields better disk i/o than Linux on a machine like that. > > Running things like OLTP on Linux is not a good idea right now. > > > > $0.02 > >And this you say after extensive testing? > >It sounds like _absolutly_ nonsense (ie bullshit), but I'll assume >you _have_ done testing with "RedHat Enterprise Edition" or >another distro with raw-devices. > >Please give us test-details and results. > >Thomas >(sorry for quoting almost correct) > > > > |-----Original Message----- > > |From: Reinhard Habichtsberg [mailto:Reinhard.Habichtsberg@unilux.de] > > |Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:08 PM > > |To: informix-list@iiug.org > > |Subject: Build a new Informix Server - some questions > > | > > | > > |Hi Informixer, > > | > > |we want to build a new Informix Database Server. > > |The goal is a high speed system which answeres the database queries > > |especially in OLTP mode in a very short time. We have to use > > |IDS2000 9.2x. The clients are running with Windows NT 4.0. > > |The queries are send to the database engine via Informix-ODBC. > > | > > |In the beginning the DBMS has to serve up to 50 users, later it > > |will be 100 - 150 users. There will be "read or write peaks" > > |if the application asks for reading or writing or analysing the data > > |of an production order. > > | > > |Do you agree that the following configuration is suitable: > > | > > |Processor: Intel Pentium III XEON 700 MHZ > > |SLC : 1 MB > > |Type : 4-way Processor > > |Number : 2 > > | > > |RAM : 1 - 2 GB with ECC > > | > > |Raid 10 > > | > > |Operating System: SuSE Linux 6.x or 7.0 > > | > > |Some people say that it is no possible to use raw chunks with Linux. > > |You have to build your chunks with Cooked Files. Is that > > |really a disadvantage? > > | > > |Some people say that there are problems or limitations in > > |taking advantage > > |of the multiprocessors with Informix and Linux. Does anyone > > |has experience therewith? > > | > > |What can be done force the IDS to spread certain threads to > > |the available processors?. > > |Is that possible and usable for OLTP or is that a feature > > |(PDQ) only meaningful with > > |Decision Support Queries. > > | > > |Any help will be appreciated. > > |TIA > > |Reinhard > > | > > | ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com