Re: Linux on Informix with many users?

Hello Julien, I had another database-portation (HP Eloquence/SQL) from an HP9000/817 with 192MB under HPUX-10.20 to a Linux-Box (2x PII-300 with 384MB, SuSE6.1). The performance on the Linux is with this Database about 10-20 times faster than the old HP. (we have about 15-20 users running an ERP-System on the Linux). The linux works also as Samba-File/Print-Server for 20 NT-Clients and as an Intranet-Webserver (Apache+PHP). The HP9000 has a very slow SCSI and the network is only 10Mbit, while the Linux has LVD-SCSI and 100Mbit-network, so the archictecture of your machine will help the linux-box to look good. I think that linux will do good for smaller business-applications like about 10-30 users. If it is getting up to more users, a SMP HPUX (eg. K-Class) will be the better idea (IMHO) - also the costs don't matter to much for larger companys. More than 2 processors dont't make sense on linux by now. A good linux-maschine eg. HP Netserver costs about $5.000 an the uptime is no problem. We also have an Informix Dynamic-Server running on a linux-machine, but with this we are just at the beginning... (so far it looks good) - we dont use 4GL, but E/SQL - Hope this helps, Martin Gutjahr > Folks, > > I am considering setting up an Informix system on > Linux for about 20 users. It will be Informix SE with > 4GL entry screens and reports, processes etc. > > My question is, with 20 users running queries and doing > data entry, will I get reasonable performance? I plan on getting > a decent Intel box with a lot of memory. Any suggestions > or comments welcome. > > We are currently running SE on an HP-9000 which is about > 8 years old, and I figure the Linux box could'nt be any > slower, could it? > > Thanks, > Julien