Re: User Licensing Question

naomi@anasazi.com (Naomi Walker) writes: >> >> I have a 16-user licence (but never 16 users). I do, however, run many >> instances of informixl from one uid. I have hit the 5 instances limit. >> I must admit that it did take me awhile to figure out what was going on, >> though. I only had three terminal sessions going at the time. Turns out >> that in more than one terminal session I had shelled out of isql and then >> not remembering that session had isql running would start another >> instance. However, the wall is there. I have never tried to start 16 >> times 5 isql instances, though. Just the thought gives me the willies. >> My poor processor . . . >> >Uh, oh. I missed some stuff. What is this 5 instance limit? >We run 5 instances of Informix on a Pyramid MIS-ES machine, >and are about to add more. Is this bad news on my part? The instances you talk about, I presume, are separately installed OnLine instances. Each of which, assuming Version 5 OnLine, not DSA, should be licenced and in my opinion under maintenance, separately. If one has purchased a licence for OnLine and loaded the product more than once, something is not right. I trust this has not happened. The '5 instances' mentioned earlier refer to the number of connections or session, if you will, that a single user (physical person) has initiated - whether there be more than one UID and login is irrelevant. You may not that I have posted a rather longer response on this topic. Regards Adam >-- > Naomi Walker (aka N7FSA) | naomi@anasazi.com > | Phoenix, Arizona > Everything should be made as simple | > as possible, but not simpler --Einstein | Visualize Whirled Peas -- # Regards # Adam Green, Federal Office, Canberra # Product Manager - Australia # Ph. + 61 6 273 1200 Fax + 61 6 273 1220 eMail adamg@informix.com