Are we likely to encounter problems running our existing code?

Posted in 2000

Robert Stuart — Mon, 24 Jul 2000 14:18:43 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

We are currently running Informix 5.0 SE on SunOS 5.4 (which I understand is equivalent to Solaris 2.4). We intend upgrading our hardware/OS to Solaris 2.7- but not the Informix version. Are we likely to encounter problems running our existing code? The code is a mix of .4ge, .4gi and .4go together with some SQL scripts. We are aware that Informix 5.0 is not - of itself - Y2k compliant. At a pinch, we could probably limit the OS to Solaris 2.6

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David Williams — Mon, 24 Jul 2000 23:34:29 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <397C4233.90EBB49A@nfer-nelson.co.uk>, Robert Stuart <robert.stuart@nfer-nelson.co.uk> writes >We are currently running Informix 5.0 SE on SunOS 5.4 (which I >understand is equivalent to Solaris 2.4). > >We intend upgrading our hardware/OS to Solaris 2.7- but not the Informix >version. > >Are we likely to encounter problems running our existing code? >The code is a mix of .4ge, .4gi and .4go together with some SQL scripts. > >We are aware that Informix 5.0 is not - of itself - Y2k compliant. >At a pinch, we could probably limit the OS to Solaris 2.6 > Yes, running Informix for Solaris 2.4 against any other version of the operating system is not supported! Informix produces a seperate version per OS version. > -- David Williams

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Jonathan Leffler — Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:58:41 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

David Williams wrote: > > In article <397C4233.90EBB49A@nfer-nelson.co.uk>, Robert Stuart > <robert.stuart@nfer-nelson.co.uk> writes > >We are currently running Informix 5.0 SE on SunOS 5.4 (which I > >understand is equivalent to Solaris 2.4). > > > >We intend upgrading our hardware/OS to Solaris 2.7- but not the Informix > >version. > > > >Are we likely to encounter problems running our existing code? > >The code is a mix of .4ge, .4gi and .4go together with some SQL scripts. > > > >We are aware that Informix 5.0 is not - of itself - Y2k compliant. > >At a pinch, we could probably limit the OS to Solaris 2.6 > > Yes, running Informix for Solaris 2.4 against any other version of > the operating system is not supported! > Informix produces a seperate version per OS version. That is an over-statement. For a long time, the Solaris 2.4 ports were used on Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.6 without major ill effects (and the only minor ones might, only might, have been a small performance penalty). I'm not sure whether software produced on Solaris 2.4 always runs smoothly on Solaris 7 (aka Solaris 2.7 and SunOS 5.7). My experience is that it usually does, but my experience is anything but exhaustive. I've got old ports (eg 6.0x tools) running OK for me on my Solaris 7 box, but that's not definitive since I don't stress them these days. -- Yours, Jonathan Leffler (Jonathan.Leffler@Informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix v1.00.PC1 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN "I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!"