RE: [Maybe Spam] Re: Informix WGE with IBM DB2 Gold Bundle

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Dirk Moolman - 30 Jun 2004 11:55 GMT

True, I was told by IBM very recently, that it is built into DB2 -
version 8.2 if I remember correctly (modeled after Informix like you
mentioned)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]
On Behalf Of Data Goob
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:16 AM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
Subject: [Maybe Spam] Re: Informix WGE with IBM DB2 Gold Bundle

It's my understanding that replication is an up-and-coming feature
for DB2 in Stinger, modeled after Informix HADR:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/data/db2/stinger/stingerwhatsnew.pdf

( pages 3 and 33 )

Also, you can run a simple search on www.ibm.com by typing in the word
'stinger'. Lots of information.

The real question is whether you really need database-driven
replication,
but that's probably another thread. At any rate, you should pay
particular
attention to the differences in DB2 WGE vs EEE.

"rkusenet" <rkusenet@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:2kbg43Fege4U1@uni-berlin.de...

> Guess what. IBM Canada has confirmed today that replication can not be
> used with WGE, nor the CPU limit to more than two. To quote them
> "according to their worldwide licensing policy, no replication with

WGE".

> And they have the nerve to ask "why are you moving away from

Informix".

> Ravi
> ps: They also said "we offer all those in DB2 WGE"
>
> "rkusenet" <rkusenet@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:2ju31hF152c2uU1@uni-berlin.de...

> > Looks like there is some hope for Informix in my company. I am

proposing

> > DB2 Gold Bundle for Workgroup edition so that we can switch to DB2

when

> > we are ready. However there is a confusion in WGE features.
> >
> > Informix WGE can only run on max 2 CPU
> > DB2 WGE = 4 CPU
> >
> > Informix WGE = No replication of any kind.
> > DB2 WGE = Replication supported.
> >
> > If Gold Bundle gives the customer the option to switch to DB2 any

time,

> > shouldn't they have the same CPU limitation. Otherwise appropriate

hardware

> > has to be purchased.
> >
> > IBM Canada is saying that they have received this compliant from

other

> > customers and are working with IBM Data Management for reworking

Informix

> > limitation and *most likely* it will be made same as DB2 WGE.
> >
> > At $12,000 Canadian Dollars per CPU, on two 4 CPU boxes (Linux or

Windows)

> > with HDR replication we can have a cost effective high availability

solution

> > for just under $100,000. We can't think about it with enterprise

server

> > where it costs $70,000/cpu.
> >
> > Without replication of course, there is no HA. In other words

goodbye Informix/DB2.

> > Does anyone else knows about WGE.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > ravi

sending to informix-list

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Andrew Hamm - 01 Jul 2004 00:47 GMT

Where does this "[Maybe Spam]" keep creeping into the subjects?

Is someone replying to a spam-filtered message and neglecting to clean up?

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