Re: Recycling Informix

On 9 Dec 1999 elmo@iii.org.tw wrote: > Luse Harold <hluse@vth.colostate.edu> wrote: > [snip] > > We leave ours up for 5 to 6 weeks with no noticable degedation in > > performance. Usually after 5 to 6 weeks the Unix OS crashes taking > > Informix with it. > Have you considered whether you should migrate to Windows NT? > Just kidding. :) Actually, I just came back from a vacation in New Zealand and I was thinking more of migrating there instead of to windows NT. We are not certain why the Unix system crashes. We purchased a model F50 from IBM which, as I understand it from our Systems Administrator, has a less than reliable record. One complication is that the F50 does not reliably preserve a core dump when it crashes, so we have nothing to forward to IBM for trouble shooting. If anybody has some tips or tricks concerning the IBM F50, I am all ears. Never trust an electron, that's my motto. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-4123 Colorado State University Pager: (970) 229-8173 Fort Collins, Colorado USA E-mail: hluse@vth.colostate.edu ====================================================================