Re: SCO Open Server and Informix 7.3 - How far can I go with this
the IECC has been replaced with ISA. Nona >Subject: Re: SCO Open Server and Informix 7.3 - How far can I go with this >From: Paul wdlewis@erols.com >Date: 05.04.00 20:18 W. Europe Daylight Time >Message-id: <38EB8391.6A4E95C2@erols.com> > >I am running SCO 5.0.4 on a Dual XEON 500's 512cache with 512Mb Ram and 6 >(10K Rpm) 4.5Gs SCSI drives, 1 DAT and 1 DLT IV tape drives, and (2)Intel >PRO100+ NIC's and am using Infx IDS 7.30 I avg about 50 -65 users. I am also >running am simular suite of apps (order mgmnt./warehouse mgmnt and >financials. >I also have (<20) ODBC connections to the Infx server. My server platform is >a >Gateway ALR8200. I have had NO problems with this config (I avg about 40% >utilization for about 16hrs a day, 5 days a week). This sysytem rarely (1-2x >/mnth) has problems. > I did experience MANY problems on my IBM NETFINITY7000's (Quad P-PRO200's, >712MbRam,14 - 4.5Gb SCSI drives), in fact the last crash finnally persuded >managemnt to dump that piece of trash....!! We now have double the load on >our >1 Gateway ALR with a huge performance increase. > >It would be nice to have ALL of the IECC tools available for SCO..... It is a >little frustrating to go to Informix training and be told about all of the >utilities/tools available - except on SCO! We just received 7.31 this week, >and were informied by our software vendor that we should be thinking about >moving to Unixware... > > >Paul Lewis > >"Tommi Mäkitalo" wrote: > >> We use Informix on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 too. We do not have your load >> and your problems. >> The next generation for SCO is UnixWare 7. I would consider it. The only >> problem I see for now, that Informix do not support it that much. It >> seems to be the last platform to get new versions on. But if you are lucky >> with 7.30 UnixWare 7 is ok. >> >> Tommi > >
The ISA product is not ported to SCO, only UnixWare. Found out that they will only do a port if it is requested. Watawinona wrote: > the IECC has been replaced with ISA. > > Nona > > >Subject: Re: SCO Open Server and Informix 7.3 - How far can I go with this > >From: Paul wdlewis@erols.com > >Date: 05.04.00 20:18 W. Europe Daylight Time > >Message-id: <38EB8391.6A4E95C2@erols.com> > > > >I am running SCO 5.0.4 on a Dual XEON 500's 512cache with 512Mb Ram and 6 > >(10K Rpm) 4.5Gs SCSI drives, 1 DAT and 1 DLT IV tape drives, and (2)Intel > >PRO100+ NIC's and am using Infx IDS 7.30 I avg about 50 -65 users. I am also > >running am simular suite of apps (order mgmnt./warehouse mgmnt and > >financials. > >I also have (<20) ODBC connections to the Infx server. My server platform is > >a > >Gateway ALR8200. I have had NO problems with this config (I avg about 40% > >utilization for about 16hrs a day, 5 days a week). This sysytem rarely (1-2x > >/mnth) has problems. > > I did experience MANY problems on my IBM NETFINITY7000's (Quad P-PRO200's, > >712MbRam,14 - 4.5Gb SCSI drives), in fact the last crash finnally persuded > >managemnt to dump that piece of trash....!! We now have double the load on > >our > >1 Gateway ALR with a huge performance increase. > > > >It would be nice to have ALL of the IECC tools available for SCO..... It is a > >little frustrating to go to Informix training and be told about all of the > >utilities/tools available - except on SCO! We just received 7.31 this week, > >and were informied by our software vendor that we should be thinking about > >moving to Unixware... > > > > > >Paul Lewis > > > >"Tommi Mäkitalo" wrote: > > > >> We use Informix on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 too. We do not have your load > >> and your problems. > >> The next generation for SCO is UnixWare 7. I would consider it. The only > >> problem I see for now, that Informix do not support it that much. It > >> seems to be the last platform to get new versions on. But if you are lucky > >> with 7.30 UnixWare 7 is ok. > >> > >> Tommi > > > >