Re: So now Informix has RAC

On 29 Apr, 22:44, dcrunch...@aim.com wrote: > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/IBM-UnCages-Cheetah-2-Data-Server/ > > "IDS (Informix Dynamic Sever) 11.5, code-named "Cheetah 2," builds on the > failover-recovery capabilities of its predecessor by now supporting full > read/write transactions across all nodes. The last version of IDS only supported > reads on secondary nodes, the company said." Great news from IBM and shows continued commitment to Informix and developing Informix technology.

ibmsoftwarequestions@bellmicro.eu said: > On 29 Apr, 22:44, dcrunch...@aim.com wrote: >> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/IBM-UnCages-Cheetah-2-Data-Server/ >> >> "IDS (Informix Dynamic Sever) 11.5, code-named "Cheetah 2," builds on >> the >> failover-recovery capabilities of its predecessor by now supporting full >> read/write transactions across all nodes. The last version of IDS only >> supported >> reads on secondary nodes, the company said." > > Great news from IBM and shows continued commitment to Informix and > developing Informix technology. I don't think it's fair to compare Cheetah 2 to RAC: Cheetah 2 will scale. :o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the Labour Party. They promised you order, they promised you peace, and all they demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent."