Re: SCO Open Server and Informix 7.3 - How far can I go with this platform??
From: Gary Quiring <garyq@emcosales.com> > >On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:08:57 BST, "Obnoxio The Clown" ><obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >It's OK, I once installed Oracle on a SCO box and 1 user shut it down. >:-) > > > >>Bottom line is the server dies at least once a day and requires a > >>reboot. > > > >Unusual. Have you had someone check the hardware and NIC? Do you have all > >the latest patches? Do you have the right drivers for all your bits and > >bobs? >I changed the NIC from an Intel Pro 100 to a 3Com 905. It has the >latest driver( d version). SCO is updated with the latest patches. >(rs505c, rs497c, oss600a). Uhuh. And were the problems there before you changed the card? >Once a reboot is done, the server works fine for a few hours and then >bang, usocket error, buffer headers, and class 4-10 failures when >looking at netstat -m. NFS dies, telnet sessions get bumped and well >it just stinks!! ANFW is that Informix. I don't care *what* SCO are telling you. > >Yep. I don't really like Solaris for Intel. (To tell you the truth, I >don't > >like it much for SPARC, either! :-) Have you looked at HP or IBM? Or a > >Penguin box? > >I was given the impression that Informix likes Sun and they do most of >their development on it? An Informix rep from the New Jersey office >recommended a Sun platform for better stability. But again, I don't >know Informix, I do have a lot of experience with SCO OpenServer, and >usually it works fine. Yep. I'd guess you have a hardware problem. But what do I know. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 09:50:04 BST, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >Unusual. Have you had someone check the hardware and NIC? Do you have all >> >the latest patches? Do you have the right drivers for all your bits and >> >bobs? >>I changed the NIC from an Intel Pro 100 to a 3Com 905. It has the >>latest driver( d version). SCO is updated with the latest patches. >>(rs505c, rs497c, oss600a). > >Uhuh. And were the problems there before you changed the card? No, I just have been burned in the past with Intel Pro 100 cards and SCO. I just have more servers running with 3Com 905's. >>Once a reboot is done, the server works fine for a few hours and then >>bang, usocket error, buffer headers, and class 4-10 failures when >>looking at netstat -m. NFS dies, telnet sessions get bumped and well >>it just stinks!! > >ANFW is that Informix. I don't care *what* SCO are telling you. > SCO may have nailed it. They found that vhand was going nuts with all of the disk I/O. I relinked the kernal with some patches from their 5.0.6 OS. It's supposed to have better memory management of the 16mb low memory area. The server ran fine all afternoon. Monday will be the real test, Friday's are slightly lighter loads. Gary Quiring