We are running IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC12 w/HDR/RSS on CentOS Linux 3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon May 21 23:36:36 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux. I am going to imlemenet this configurationon three front end servers and a back end SAN. What I have seen there needs to be clustering software running. Looks as though enterprise informix doesn't have it built in so needs to come from the OS/ VMware level. Is this true?
If so are big companies running this and with what success???
- Does IBM have any TechInfo on SDS setups,installs, and Proof of Concept documentation.
- Do we have any case studies or documentation of others using the SDS config?
- Do we have a document or support source (IBM, HCL, Advanced Data Tools, etc.) that can tell us if Informix can use shared disk as raw iSCSI block devices, WITHOUT a clustered file system?
- If we provide GlusterFS shared filesystem, do we have a minimum number of IOPs and/or minimum disk throughput in MB/sec that is necessary for SDS to function? (We assume these values would be similar to what Informix needs in a standalone config).
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Michael Wiggins
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