Re: DBA Survival Guide: 7.XX Update

Joe: With few exceptions, I agree with the items that Markus has suggested. I have virtually no one upgrading v4 or v6 (ugh) to v7, but plenty of folks still using v5. I would like to see the book include v5 _and_ v7 material. Regards, Cap Markus G. Holzbauer wrote: > > Joe Lumbley wrote: > > > > Hi Ya'll, > > > > I am now in the process of beginning an update to my Prentice Hall/ > > Informix Press book, _The Informix Database Administrator's Survival > > Guide_. The old Guide was specific to 5.XX, and I'll be updating it > > for 7.XX (maybe even XPS if there's interest). > Joe, > > many of our customers had the following problems: > - install v4.x frontends with v7.1x or v7.2x backends correctly > - install v6.x frontends with v7.1x or v7.2x backends correctly (GLS !) > - new and old environment variables - where to set > - client/server connectivity; different configurations (odbc, inf-net > v5.x, > inf-net v7.x, .. .netrc, hosts.equiv, .rhosts, sqlhosts, services, > hosts ) > - This theme is very hot ! > - optimize the unix kernel parameters for online (semaphores, shared > memory, > swap,) > - backup / restore .. ontape, onarchive, onbar, networker,.. > - import / export, onpload > - oncheck - scripts for administration > - monitoring tools - onperf, .. > - tips & tricks - what to do when .. > I think it is very difficulty to pack all the information from the > Informix books, > newsgroups, hotline information, .. in one good book - but it is > important to do > this. > > -- > With best regards > > Markus Holzbauer markus.holzbauer@mch.sni.de > Online or not Online, that's the question here !?