2 Questions: change password and DEC porting

> From: DONALD_BOOTHBY_at_ISDLAN@IMA.ISD.STATE.IN.US (DONALD BOOTHBY) > Subject: 2 Questions: change password and DEC porting > > [...I don't know about this, so I snipped it...] > > 2) We are trying to order Informix for a new DEC machine that we have > purchased for another reason. According to the ports database on > InformixLink, we can get Informix Online (DSA) 6.00.UE1 for a DEC > ALPHASERVER 1000 4/200 that runs version 3.0 of OSF/1. According to > my software folks, we are getting OSF/1 version 3.2 and can't get 3.0. > Hence my question: is anyone using Informix 6.0 (any version) on the > above DEC machine with OSF/1 version 3.2? > > Adv(thanks)ance for any assistance, > donald_boothby_at_isdlan@ima.isd.state.in.us > (317)232-4602 > Don Boothby, DBA > Information Services Division, State of Indiana When we installed 7.1 on our alpha we had to run OSF v3.0 rev 347, and install a couple (maybe all we needed, maybe not) of patches. Informix can't tell you what patches to install because it's not their software, and DEC can't tell you what Informix requires because it's not their software. Be careful of getting ahead of Informix, they don't support the very latest O/S. Of course, DEC won't support anything else! There are a couple of bugs in 7.1, though. Some updates won't process more than 129 rows, but they return a success status! Other problems we've had include having to press Ctrl-c and esc twice after the first time, and getting core dumps when altering tables thru the ISQL menu, and changes in the way ttys are handled (which may not be bugs.) Good luck, __________________________________________________________________ | Clem Akins Standard Disclaimers Apply | |Reynolds Metals Co, Alloys Plant "Climb High, Cave Deep!" | | Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA cwakins@leia.alloys.rmc.com | |________________________________________________________________|