Re: Informix database virtualization - kinda
Laurie Gustin wrote: All I can say is join the IDS 11.50 Open Beta. IB you may learn what you need to know there. Art S. Kagel Oninit > I have a question on the opposite end of the virtual server spectrum... > > We want to create one virtual server using several physical blades. > Below are a couple of links for software projects to do this. In our > research, we have found that this type of virtual server is used > primarily for number crunching and CPU intensive operations.. but we > cant find anything about running a database on this type of setup. > Has anyone run IDS on this type of virtual server? > > > http://gridengine.sunsource.net/ > > http://www.csm.ornl.gov/harness/ > > > We are currently on IDS 10 but would be moving to IDS11 with the new > hardware. > Our current hardware is on 3 separate HP boxes (HP-UX 11.i) 2 of the > servers are barely used, while one is maxing out the resources. > Our goal is to maximize the CPU and memory resources that we have, and > one thought was to have 6 blade servers that could share CPU and > memory resources as well as providing multiple pipes to the storage SAN. > > Any insight would be helpful, I dont want to go down this hardware > path if it is not going to work for us. > > > Thanks. > Laurie > > > > Laurie Gustin > IT Programmer Analyst > Department of Public Safety > lgustin@utah.gov <mailto:lgustin@utah.gov> > 801-965-4410 > > >>> "Art S. Kagel (Oninit)" <art@oninit.com> 03/27/08 8:13 AM >>> > alain deschamps wrote: > > Has anyone experience with running Informix on vmware or other > > virtualization solutions ? > > What pitfalls are there to be aware of when running your database on a > > virtualized infrastructure ? > > Are there any best practices ? > > > > We ran (still run I'm sure) IDS on Solaris partitioned machines at my > former employer. You'd never know they weren't running on a physical > machine. > > Art S. Kagel > Oninit > > > Krgds > > Alain Deschamps > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >
"Art S. Kagel (Oninit)" <art@oninit.com> wrote in message news:mailman.900.1207699101.20610.informix-list@iiug.org... > Laurie Gustin wrote: > > All I can say is join the IDS 11.50 Open Beta. IB you may learn what you > need to know there. > > Art S. Kagel > Oninit > >> I have a question on the opposite end of the virtual server spectrum... >> We want to create one virtual server using several physical blades. >> Below are a couple of links for software projects to do this. In our >> research, we have found that this type of virtual server is used >> primarily for number crunching and CPU intensive operations.. but we >> cant find anything about running a database on this type of setup. Has >> anyone run IDS on this type of virtual server? I didn't see your original post at all, just the replies. Another factor to consider is the impact of your proposed topology on the Informix licensing requirement, particularly if you have Workgroup licences.