Re: Machine for informix
From: "TT" <tomek@ampr.gliwice.pl> > > I have to choose right machine for informix server. >Situation is exceptional. dabase increases about 150K records every 12 >hours >after what is deleted. >It works about 10 threads which nonstop inserts and updates records. >besides >from this about 20 users works on the same database (very often updating >records). > >Whether you would be able to advise which machine could hold this? (how >much >processors, ram etc..) >and which version of informix would be applicable. >Operating - system: SCO >Preferred hardware: x86 Go with a Penguin Linux box. The money you save on the SCO license can go into more RAM or disk... :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
> Go with a Penguin Linux box. The money you save on the SCO license can go > into more RAM or disk... :-) > you think linux is more stable platform from SCO? what about technical support?
In article <QUwq3.178$X3.125@news.tpnet.pl>, TT <tomek@ampr.gliwice.pl> wrote: >> Go with a Penguin Linux box. The money you save on the SCO license can go >> into more RAM or disk... :-) >> >you think linux is more stable platform from SCO? In situations like this with good hardware, a good admin and a single application (database, here), Linux never crashes just like I'd hope that no decent Unix would crash (SCO included, I assume). Stability isn't an issue; it's a given. > what about technical >support? HP sell 24x365 worldwide support for Linux (including HP's Linux applications). Caldera sell pay-as-you-go, call-pack or annual contract support (up to 24x365, 1 hour response). Red Hat sell call-pack or annual contract Linux support. Also, LinuxCare do a "FrontLine" contract (bronze/silver/gold/platinum up to 24x7, SLAs) and "BackLine" (L1 overflow, L2/L3, prioritising/rerouting, knowledgebase) but those aren't as applicable to this situation. So you have a choice of companies to buy your Linux support from. Next question? --Malcolm -- Malcolm Beattie <mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk> Oxford University Computing Services "I permitted that as a demonstration of futility" --Grey Roger
Our company went with Linux (6.0 from RedHat) and I am truly disappointed with Informix for Linux. The inability to use On-Bar, IECC for management, and various other utils make this kind of unsafe to use in mission critical apps. This "eunuch-ed" version is VERY stable, but the lack of some of these utilitiesis irritating in the least. However, I do have to agree with you in regards to the various licensing issues. For the cost of a 20-user Informix (UNIX) license and the SCO license you can build one hell of a Linux box. Then I can run a Quake3 server on there also... : ) -CZ Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7ocda9$3mh$1@news.xmission.com... > > From: "TT" <tomek@ampr.gliwice.pl> > > > > I have to choose right machine for informix server. > >Situation is exceptional. dabase increases about 150K records every 12 > >hours > >after what is deleted. > >It works about 10 threads which nonstop inserts and updates records. > >besides > >from this about 20 users works on the same database (very often updating > >records). > > > >Whether you would be able to advise which machine could hold this? (how > >much > >processors, ram etc..) > >and which version of informix would be applicable. > >Operating - system: SCO > >Preferred hardware: x86 > > Go with a Penguin Linux box. The money you save on the SCO license can go > into more RAM or disk... :-) > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com