Hmmmm...it wasn't too long ago -- 5 years -- that I was talking with a friend of a friend who ran an AS400 shop. They rebooted nightly because of a memory leak where they'd run out of pointers or stack space or some such nonsense if they didn't.
Even after the leak was patched, I believe they continued the archaic practice because a reboot "cleaned things up"!!! <sigh> Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Gogala, Mladen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:04 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: iSeries Production Database > > > If it isn't broken, do not fix it. A good program written > in COBOL and using a TP monitor like IMS or CICS (IMS is dead > for a long time) can run circles around Java and VB alike. > We used to do IPL (reboot) of a 3084 (it was a long time ago) > once a year. No blue screen of death, no kernel panics. > Those boxes, if maintained properly can run forever and > do their job well. AS400 will typically outperform any fancy-schmancy > NT or Unix box, just as VAX 6460 used to do, once upon a time. > Unfortunately, Ken Olsen s****wed up the company and, afterwards, > David Cutler produced the abomination that is still haunting us. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
