Informix Installation on Sun Containers
All, We are preparing to set up four identical test environments for an application. The hardware folks decided to use a single Sun server divided into four containers (zones). At first, we planned on installing the binaries in the global zone, but the application folks want the INFORMIXSERVER, INFORMIXDIR, and ONCONFIG values to be identical in each zone. I think that keeping these environments looking identical requires us to install a separate set of binaries in each container. Because licensing and maintenance are based upon physical CPU's (or cores), multiple installations on the same physical server should be considered a single installation - that's my interpretation. Has anyone had experience installing Informix on Sun containers or does anyone know of a white paper on this type of installation? We will be installing IDS 9.40.UC4 on Solaris 10. Thanks Rob Schmitz Embarq Data Management
Schmitz, Rob B [EQ] wrote: > All, > > We are preparing to set up four identical test environments for an > application. The hardware folks decided to use a single Sun server divided > into four containers (zones). At first, we planned on installing the binaries > in the global zone, but the application folks want the INFORMIXSERVER, > INFORMIXDIR, and ONCONFIG values to be identical in each zone. I think that > keeping these environments looking identical requires us to install a separate > set of binaries in each container. Because licensing and maintenance are based > upon physical CPU's (or cores), multiple installations on the same physical > server should be considered a single installation - that's my interpretation. > > Has anyone had experience installing Informix on Sun containers or does anyone > know of a white paper on this type of installation? > > We will be installing IDS 9.40.UC4 on Solaris 10. > Used to run several 'logical' machines on a single Sun server each with an IDS instance installed and running. Don't know why you'd want or need to have INFORMIXSERVER and/or ONCONFIG identical for each server instance, but it should work no problems. Art S. Kagel Oninit > Thanks > > Rob Schmitz > Embarq Data Management > ================================================================================ =========== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.oninit.com/home/disclaimer.php ================================================================================ ===========
Rob, read the following: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/IDS-SunSPARC-reqs. pdf Regards, Chaos -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schmitz, Rob B [EQ] Sent: 20 February 2008 12:20 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Informix Installation on Sun Containers [11347] All, We are preparing to set up four identical test environments for an application. The hardware folks decided to use a single Sun server divided into four containers (zones). At first, we planned on installing the binaries in the global zone, but the application folks want the INFORMIXSERVER, INFORMIXDIR, and ONCONFIG values to be identical in each zone. I think that keeping these environments looking identical requires us to install a separate set of binaries in each container. Because licensing and maintenance are based upon physical CPU's (or cores), multiple installations on the same physical server should be considered a single installation - that's my interpretation. Has anyone had experience installing Informix on Sun containers or does anyone know of a white paper on this type of installation? We will be installing IDS 9.40.UC4 on Solaris 10. Thanks Rob Schmitz Embarq Data Management ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. See you at the IIUG Informix 2008 Conference The Power Conference for Informix Professionals April 27 - 30, 2008 Marriott Overland Park (Kansas City), Kansas http://www.iiug.org/conf Registration Now Open!!