Re: Informix UC7.41 - slow

Posted in 2005

Geezer From The Freezer — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:21:04 +0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Everett Mills wrote: > > Geezer- > Processors aren't the only bits of hardware that affect IO > performance. What is your bus speed and what types of disks are on the > two systems and what is the connection (Fiber Channel, Wide Ultra SCSI, > etc.)? A 10,000 RPM disk with a big (say 2 Mb) cache connected by Wide > Ultra SCSI on a slow system may very well out perform a fast system with > Single Ended SCSI and a 5,000 RPM disk. This is, of course assuming > that the two systems are otherwise configured in a similar manner. Everett, Good questions. Ones I do not know how to find out! Our IT is outsourced and will charge us for finding this out.