Re: INFORMIX-OWS on UNIX

In article <3343DB0C.5575@codetel.net.do>, =?iso-8859-1?q?Ing=2E_Melvin_ P=E9rez_Cedano?= <cam@codetel.net.do> writes >Informixers: > >I've recently installed INFORMIX-OWS on SCO OpenServer (I haven't >received the manuals) and I have several questions: > >o What's the difference between this product and Dynamic Server? One one CPUVP supported. No PDQ, No fragmentation, Max of 96 users - we checked with Informix and it may have even been uped to us as 32/64 was too low. >o What's the onmonitor's equivalent? It's not there, Informix were going to phase it out I shouted to c.d.i and they shouted at IIUG (International Informix User Group) and they shouted at Informix....it will be brought back. >o May I use raw devices too? Yes but you have to install with a small (use 50Mb) cooked root dbspace then edit onconfig by hand and oninit -i to create an EMPTY root dbspace then add chunks using onspaces -a...then load your data. >o How do you compare the performance with Online-DS and INFORMIX-SE? In between. Note INFORMIX-SE will be phased out real soon and OWS will be the replacement. >o Is Online-WS the INFORMIX-SE killer? Yes. >o Is anyone using it on a production environment? No but I will be next week...possible for 2 databases + 2 applications by next Friday!! > >Any comment is welcome! > I don't like the install - it is too automated and basically creates/ starts up an instance with a cooked root dbspace for you when you install it. >Thanks in advance, > > -- David Williams