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Re: Servers compatible to our current Informix too

Posted By: Art Kagel
Date: Friday, 26 July 2013, at 8:37 a.m.

In Response To: Servers compatible to our current Informix tools & (Long Nguyen)

So, here's the full story in bullet points:

- DEC is long gone, merged with Compaq which was swallowed up by HP.

- HP still makes Alpha servers, but you will pay handsomely for one and

an Intel based Linux box will probably perform as well and MUCH better than

you antiquity you have now for much less $$$$.

- Dbaccess is included with all versions of the Informix database, so

you will get an upgrade free when you get Informix for your new machine.

- You can stick to SE or you can upgrade to Dynamic Server v11.70 or

v12.10. I'd go with Dynamic Server myself.

- 4GL: IBM has cash cow'd 4GL. You can still get it but no new

features, etc. There are three alternatives:

1. IBM/4Js Genero

2. Querix Lycia

3. Aubit 4GL (open source)

- Licensing Genero will cost a little more than relicensing 4GL,

Lycia will be a bit less expensive than 4GL, and Aubit 4GL is free.

- IBM still sells Informix-SQL if you are using ISQL forms and reports,

but there is an open source alternative that is written in 4GL so you can

compile that using any of the four 4GL choices if you don't want to go with

IBM's ISQL.

- As for the database engine, Informix Dynamic Server is a faster more

feature rich server than SE and you could probably get away with Express

Edition or Workgroup Edition. Express Edition is limited to 4 CPU Virtual

Processors and 8GB of memory with no limit on storage. Workgroup Edition

permits up to 16 CPU Virtual Processors and 16GB of memory also with

unlimited storage. There are feature limitations in both, but either will

still be more feature rich and perform better than SE.

Art

Art S. Kagel
Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/

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On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Long Nguyen
<longhuynguyen51@yahoo.com.au>wrote:

> Dear Gurus,
>
> We are currently used a DEC
> Alpha Server 800 5/333 which stores our application and the following
> informix
> tools:
> 1. Informix
> SE 7.32
> 2. INFORMIX-SQL7.32.FC2.
> 3. DB-Access V7.25.FC6
> 4. INFORMIX-4GL V7.32.FC2
>
> And the operating system is Tru64 UNIX 5.1B.
> The server is very old (more than 15 years), small and near its capacity
> (50GB).
> So we are looking for a new server with much more capacity but compatible
> with
> the current Informix tools and the OS so that we just copy over all the
> stuff
> from the old server to the new one without getting a consultant to do the
> conversion.
> Any suggestions ?
>
> Truly yours,
> Long Nguyen
> Transplant System Analyst
> Australian Blood Service.
>
>
>
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