RE: Best platform for Informix?
Well, smit may get you up and running quicker, but it actually costs you time in the long run. I could quickly make changes to a few files to correct problems we have (like default settings for new users so that they don't have to be keystroked every time) but because smit 'hides' information in other places and has a tendency to overwrite anything you've done by hand the next time it is invoked, you end up being locked into smit (or make an executive decision for the entire enterprise that smit is verboten). With proper defaults in place, I could add a new user with a single cli command (is that redundant?) that takes me quite a bit longer in smit. --- CKGeier@nwc.edu > wrote: >I love AIX and would be unhappy to use anything else. I trust Big Blue and >their abilities. I love smit, which allows me to do some simple >monotonous tasks with menus (and still be able to see the commands >underneath), and assures you cannot screw things up. It is great for >beginners, as I was two years ago. True, some UNIX admins would think this >is cheating, but it sure saves me time. Other more complex tasks I do >normally from the shell. I also appreciate greatly how stable our RS/6000 >has been over the last two years, having hung once due to AIX and having >crashed twice in that time due to Informix. I don't know how that compares >to other platforms. I also love the logical volume manager that makes >moving, creating and increasing the size of volumes a breeze. True, parts >are pretty expensive but we have been able to get used parts at half the >price of new. This includes memory, CPU and controller cards, and these >parts are still pretty up-to-date technologically; I have never had any >problems with these parts either. > >Catherine Geier >System Admin/IS >Northwestern College >St. Paul, MN == "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net