Re: Informix NT vs Unix

Posted in 1998

ECStahl — 21 Mar 1998 16:00:59 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

OK, I'll bite. Given the right circumstances/requirements there can be no argument against lower cost PC's/NT. The possibilities are endless. With that said... Regarding stability, a number of our HP9000 Informix servers ran for 3 years without a boot - and then only for a Data Center power down. PC's are getting faster, but regarding outperforming an 8-processor HP system, there's got to be more to that equation. I liked your statement on the political standpoint of it being easier to stipulate single app NT systems than Unix server systems. Eric Stahl jlumbley@netcom.com (Joe Lumbley) Wrote: <SNIP> > I'm getting better performance with >NT than with UnixWare 2.X. I have one system that is outperformig a >HP 8-processor system. I see **no** stability problems if the NT is >set up correctly. I have instances that have run for three months without >rebooting or restarting the engine. <SNIP>