Re: 7.23 UC4 vs. 7.30 UC3

icc@injersey.com writes: > I've talked to an Informix software engineer today, who has been assigned to > our problem since we've become a squeeky wheel. She indicated that in 7.30 if > there is a thread problem then the thread will be pulled down and *not* the > engine. Also, she indicates that more detailed diagnostic information will be > available. > > QUESTION: does this sound bogus? I don't know. > Also, Oyvind, we have experienced the wrong query path being selected by the > optimizer is 7.x for some time. We understand that 7.30 allows the user (us) > to control the query optimizer more directly. Yes, we have used this feature to verify that the optimizer chose the wrong query path. The cost was _much_, _much_ lower when we suggested the correct index. However this is something I would hesitate to use in a production environment. It is extremly painful to maintain. > Also, have you submitted the af > files from the two 7.30 panics you has to Informix, and if so, what did you > say about them? One more thing. Alas, we did not have enough free space on /var/tmp. > You mentioned "lots of patches". I', going > now to the Informix Web page to see if they list patches available for 7.3, > but if you don't mind, would you email a list of these patches to me only if > it is convenient. The patches were for HP-UX, not Informix. AFAIK there exist some patch versions of 7.30.UC3, but they are certainly not accessible from Informix's web site. You'll have to talk to your support engineer. Also, I don't think these patch versions have gone through Q&A, so you will have to think twice before using them. The patches for HP-UX were crucial, BTW. Without them the _computer_ panics. -- 'yvind Gjerstad Systems dept Tollpost-Globe AS N-6301 'ndalsnes/Norway E-mail: ogj@it.tollpost.no Phone: +47 7122 6663 Fax: +47 7122 6694