Re: Informix 7.x and AIX 4.x SMP

In article <4343bv$igv@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu> peb@scdipc0.ueci.com "Paul E. Begley" writes: > I was just asked about migration of our application from Informix 4.1 and > AIX 3.2.5 to Informix 7.x. > > 1. Is AIX 4.x on an SMP box a 'stable' release of AIX? Previous > problems with 3.1.xnformix-list@rmy.emory.edu still haunt me. 4.1.3 on SMP is supposed to be quite good (allegedly!) Just remember there is a special port for AIX/SMP Informix. This info is strictly hearsay from a friend who happens to have 4.1.3 running on a G30 at IBM in the UK (he does support, so only a small grain of salt is needed! :-) > 3. Can we keep our 4.1 compiled apps running under the 7.x engine? Yes, but the connectivity *is* very different and you will have a *huge* performance reduction - I'd serious advise recompiling. > The last bug isn't fixed until the last user is dead. - _Wired_ Hmmm, an interesting approach! :-) HTH, Spokey the Wheeler------------------------------------------------------------- "Billy Boy" - das aufregende andersche kondom!