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Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check

Posted By: Neil O'Meara
Date: Friday, 18 March 2016, at 11:36 a.m.

In Response To: Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check (Paul Watson)

Well Microsoft have ported MS SQL Server to Linux now so perhaps even
they now think that Windows isn't the best operating system for a DB
Server :-)

Neil O'Meara

On 18/03/2016 12:23, Paul Watson wrote:
> We look after a number of Windows system and in general have no more issues
> than Unix. Personally I find upgrades a real pain but ....
>
> If possible, I would always have Cygwin installed
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> Cheers
> Paul
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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 4:40 AM, Andreas Legner <andreas.legner@de.ibm.com> wrote:
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>> A rather opinionated opinion, I'd assume ;-)
>>
>> There are many, and large, installations on Windows running successfully.=20
>> With their own set of potential problems, but can be handled.
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>> You might be right where someone has the platform choice, where not you=20
>> still could enjoy your Informix, though or course it's not exactly home=20
>> land.
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>> Then "on Windows" can mean a range of things, from simply running and=20
>> accepting data, to deep AD integration and more. So again, what would be=20
>> the reasons for this particular move to Windows?
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>> Another opinion.
>>
>> Andreas
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>> From: "Art Kagel" <art.kagel@gmail.com>
>> To: ids@iiug.org
>> Date: 18.03.2016 01:02
>> Subject: Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check [36775]
>> Sent by: ids-bounces@iiug.org
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>> My opinion on running IDS under Windows? Don't.=20
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>> Art=20
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>> Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant=20
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>> Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/=20
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>> Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions=20
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>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 2:52 PM, MARK SCRANTON <mark@markscranton.com>=20
>> wrote:=20
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>>> Need some "current opinions" of running IDS on Windows. I know that=20
>>> question=20
>>> is way too general, as it depends on many variables in the environment;=20
>>> mem/disk/users/apps/horses/planet alignment, etc. So just looking for=20
>>> stories=20
>>> from the road as I have a client serioulsy considering moving from HPUX=20
>> to=20
>>> Windows. I already have my own opinion (scaling, administration=20
>> nightmares,=20
>>> etc.) but have stayed away from Windows on purpose so my knowledge is=20
>>> dated.=20
>>> =20
>>> Some of you may remember in the late 90's when we tried to sell XPS (not =
>>> IDS)=20
>>> on Windows and the hilarity of that attempt both in the field and the=20
>>> classroom.=20
>>> =20
>>> "How do you make IDS run faster on Windows? Use Unix." - always got a=20
>> laugh=20
>>> from the crowds.=20
>>> =20
>>> Thanks -=20
>>> Mark Scranton=20
>>> The Mark Scranton Group=20
>>> All Informix ... all the time.=20
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Messages In This Thread

• IDS on Windows Sanity Check
  MARK SCRANTON -- Thursday, 17 March 2016, at 2:52 p.m.
  • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
    Art Kagel -- Thursday, 17 March 2016, at 6:03 p.m.
    • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
      Andreas Legner -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 5:40 a.m.
      • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
        Paul Watson -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 8:23 a.m.
        • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
          Neil O'Meara -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 11:36 a.m.
          • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
            Art Kagel -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 3:02 p.m.
      • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
        Art Kagel -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 9:27 a.m.
        • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
          Fernando Nunes -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 1:10 p.m.
      • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
        MARK SCRANTON -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 11:39 a.m.
        • Re: IDS on Windows Sanity Check
          Art Kagel -- Friday, 18 March 2016, at 3:03 p.m.

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