We worked with DB2 on AIX for macys and DB2 on Solaris for chrysler. It was just ok. DB2 runs well on AIX and running in on Solaris just seems like a crime against the Solaris gods. But it works...
I remember a couple of things about it: 1.) it was different enough from oracle (all we had was oracle dbas) that we felt we needed to hire a db2 person. 2.) when you look for a DB2 dba you usually get mainframe guys that reply. DB2 was originally for their MVS systesm. These guys typically don't know what tcp/ip is and the mainframe version of DB2 is a completely different beast than the UNIX version. 3.) DB2 on unix is not that widely deployed so finding people with experience (on unix) was hard. We ended up training our oracle dbas and were able to fake it enough to get by. I would vote against running linux, maybe consider running AIX, but go with Solaris. The bitch about IBM is that their hardware isn't cheap. If you are used to Solaris you'll have to get used to AIX. IBM claims to be really into linux but when it comes down to it, for big apps like DB2, they aren't. I think if you ran solaris 9 (perferably 10) on something like a 480 (4cpu UltraSparc III) you'd be ok. -=Eric On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Does anyone on here have much experience in deploying DB2? > If so, with which platforms are you working on? > > We've been running Informix on a Sun E3500 for a number of years now > (Well, i've only been in this job two months, but they have), and they > have now decided to move to DB2. > > Originally i got excited by the 4way Opteron based Sun Fire V40z servers > running Linux, after i had read much hype about the Opterons and > HyperTransport ( http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9408/sam0411b/0411b.htm > ), but i still feel sticking with a comparable performance Sun server > running Solaris would be better. Then again, the DB administrator after > reading some hype was wanting to go the IBM hardware route running Linux, > which to me seems too much of a step away. > > Any first hand experiences much appreciated. > > cheers, > thorsten > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------| > Highpoint Lowlife Records > http://www.highpointlowlife.com/ > bitmapped indie-electronic goodness since '01 ------------------------| > -----------------------------------------------------------------------| > > > _______________________________________________ > Bits mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits > _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
