We have been running for just over a year. We converted from DG/UX (intel platform).
We went from intel to intel, so we didn't have the 'endian' issues. I did recompile and catalog all code and recreate all indexes on our files for safe keeping. Printers were pretty much the same ol', same ol' we don't do anything complicated so it was easy. Cron is still cron. There was a bug in RHEL where cron had problems with daylight savings time. This was a big problem for us, because all of our nightly processing depends on cron. Im happy to say that it is fixed. Linux is just as stable as DG/UX. The only thing I can comment on is that DG/UX did not change and it was rare to get updates. Linux is updating all the time. So in that respect, I guess you have more opportunity to make thing unstable. Don't update unless you have to. We are running 10.1.1 and the only issue Im affected by is that you can no longer do a MASTER OFF ALL - it doesn't work. Anthony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Thometz Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [U2] Universe running on Linux/SuSE We have a finance system with around 200 users running Universe 9.6 on Sun Solaris OS 8. For various reasons, we are considering moving to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SuSE Enterprise Linux environment. The Universe/Linux OS release combinations we are initially considering are as follows: Universe 10.1.1 with RHEL V3 Universe 10.1.12 with SuSE EL Just wondering how many of you have gone through similar Unix to Linux OS changes? What issues should we be aware of prior to this change? More specifically: - Are there issues when converting Universe data files from Unix/Solaris OS to Linux? - Is there difficulty getting printers to function properly on Linux? - Are changes required to any scripts and/or cron daemons running scripts on Linux? - Has Linux proven to be more or less stable than Unix? - Has anyone had success running the Universe/Linux combinations listed above or had success running other combinations? - Any major issues with Universe 10.1.1/10.1.12? I apologize in advance if my questions are a bit too broad. I am simply interested in gaining basic knowledge on the feasibility of running Universe on Linux, and any pitfalls to be aware of. Any information provided will prove valuable as we continue our discussions on a possible move from Unix to Linux. Thank you in advance for your comments! Rob Thometz Info Tech Analyst City of St. Paul, Minnesota ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
