Re: User Licensing Question
On Thu, 30 Jun 1994, Naomi Walker wrote: > > > > I have a 16-user licence (but never 16 users). I do, however, run many > > instances of informixl from one uid. I have hit the 5 instances limit. ********* > > I must admit that it did take me awhile to figure out what was going on, > > though. I only had three terminal sessions going at the time. Turns out > > that in more than one terminal session I had shelled out of isql and then > > not remembering that session had isql running would start another > > instance. However, the wall is there. I have never tried to start 16 > > times 5 isql instances, though. Just the thought gives me the willies. > > My poor processor . . . > > > > Uh, oh. I missed some stuff. What is this 5 instance limit? > We run 5 instances of Informix on a Pyramid MIS-ES machine, > and are about to add more. Is this bad news on my part? In this context, I think George is referring to the number of times each user can execute informix without exceeding the user license. I get the impression that you are referring to OnLine instances, Naomi: ================================= RELEASE NOTES FOR INFORMIX 6.00.UD1P9 PRODUCT RELEASE DATE: 03/19/94 ================================= ... ... ... LIMITS IN INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server ======================================== Maximum Capacity System-Level Parameters Per Computer System ----------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server systems per computer...........255 (Dependent on available system resources) I think this holds true with versions 4.00 onwards To continue the thread, we were also informed by Informix (UK) that each user was allowed to execute up to 5 Informix processes. > > > -- > Naomi Walker (aka N7FSA) | naomi@anasazi.com > | Phoenix, Arizona > Everything should be made as simple | > as possible, but not simpler --Einstein | Visualize Whirled Peas > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark Lansley <mark@dsl.com> | "Whoa!....Maybe I'll just pass Druid Systems Ltd, UK | on my usual barking frenzy." +44 932 571212 (Vce) 571552 (Fax) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~