Informix & SQL Server Together
A poster asked about running Informix 7.3 and SQL Server 7.0 together on one NT development server (384 MB RAM). Dan Michaelis had done it, warned about memory sharing and advised setting SHM_TOTAL to about 100 MB since Informix does not release memory. Hal Maner ran IDS 7.30.TC5 and SQL Server 7 happily on 256 MB, advising modest BUFFERS. Michael Linett suggested a NetApp filer.
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We have a need to run both Informix 7.3 and SQL Server 7.0 on NT on the same server in a development environment for programmers (we do have separate boxes in production). The development server is a Compaq 1600 with 384mb RAM and a 500mhz CPU and 90gb disk space. Does anyone know of any issues with doing this? Is anyone doing it? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
I know that we've done it here, on a couple of different machines. I don't anticipate any trouble, but recognize that neither database will be particularly fast. You don't have a lot of memory to begin with, and there will be 2 databases sharing it. I might suggest that you set SHM_TOTAL to be something like 100MB for the Informix instance; otherwise, it will consume as much memory as it needs at peak, and unlike SQL-Server, won't release it. -- Dan Michaelis Database Administrator dan@kax.com Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
We are doing it and we are happy with it. We have not had performance or memory problems using a Dell PowerEdge 350 with 256 MB of memory. This is with five to seven simultaneous users. We use: NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 5 IDS 7.30.TC5 SQL Server 7 Service Pack 1 Several databases of at least 1 GB on both engines. Just go easy on memory related configuration parameters (such as BUFFERS on IDS). Hal Maner M Systems <pstewart@sky.net> wrote in message news:86knec$m7i$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > We have a need to run both Informix 7.3 and SQL Server 7.0 on NT on the > same server in a development environment for programmers (we do have > separate boxes in production). The development server is a Compaq 1600 > with 384mb RAM and a 500mhz CPU and 90gb disk space. Does anyone know > of any issues with doing this? Is anyone doing it? > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
Hi Have you looked at putting the databases on a NetApp Filer? http://www.zerowait.com/filers.html It may be a better answer. Michael Linett - President Mike@zerowait.com * http://www.zerowait.com PH 302.266.9408 FX 302.738.4302 http://www.loadbalancing.net - The Source for information on Load Balancing Technology http://www.nas-san.com - Information on Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks Dan Michaelis wrote: > I know that we've done it here, on a couple of different machines. I > don't anticipate any trouble, but recognize that neither database will > be particularly fast. You don't have a lot of memory to begin with, and > there will be 2 databases sharing it. I might suggest that you set > SHM_TOTAL to be something like 100MB for the Informix instance; > otherwise, it will consume as much memory as it needs at peak, and > unlike SQL-Server, won't release it. > > -- > Dan Michaelis > Database Administrator > dan@kax.com > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Michael Linett - President Mike@zerowait.com * http://www.zerowait.com PH 302.266.9408 FX 302.738.4302 http://www.loadbalancing.net - The Source for information on Load Balancing Technology http://www.nas-san.com - Information on Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks