Hi Joe, We are just completing a conversion of a customer's legacy software from R91 to UV/NT.
We ran an eval. version of UV 10.x on an XP/Pro machine for conversion purposes and, unfortunately, we are still on it. We're in the process of purchasing a Win 2003 Server machine for their real UV server. To answer your questions: 1. Yes, you can, and must, format the UV drive on XP/Pro in the NTFS format. 2. Yes, you can use the old NT machine as a print server, *but*, you must *also* install each of the printers connected to the NT computer on lpr ports on the XP/Pro computer so that UV will recognize them as local Windows printers on its own Windows computer. 3. We're not using UVODC, so I can't comment on that. 4. We all know that "for the short term" really means "as long as it works for us". In addition, this XP/Pro machine was, and continues to be, in use as a local desktop and print server machine for both large and small print jobs. Sending large print jobs thru is really kills the response time on UV. They also have been accustomed to using it for email and web access, like any desktop machine, and several web pages will also slow down UV noticeably, if not kill it. Finally, I'm not a Windows license expert, but our customer needs to have a separate XP/Pro User for each UV user, and I believe that XP/Pro is a single-user O.S., so I'm pushing (hammering?) to get them to buy a W2003 server machine just for UV, if just to be legal. If you're not a Universe VAR, may I suggest that you contact Ray Methvin at Monolith Corp? They are the Master Distributor for Universe and Unidata in the US, for resellers who are not direct IBM VARs. If you're working with a direct IBM VAR now, they should be able to answer these questions for you. We are a UV reseller and we work with Monolith. Please let me know if we can be of further assistance hth, Dave Dave Taylor President Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (O) 310-544-1974 (P) 800-339-1497 (F) 310-377-3550 Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation and DataSync Integration www.sysmarkinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:57 AM Subject: [U2] Using Win XP/Pro as a 'server' for Universe > No doubt this topic has been discussed before, I may have even brought it up in > the past myself. But, my memory seems faded lately so I'm gonna throw it out > there again. > > I have a small customer with a 7 user universe license that wants to dump the > NT4 server they are currently running it on and try to get by with making an > XP/Pro machine their Universe server, at least for the short term. > > I'm wondering if anyone knows if that's feasible and what considerations, > problems there might be. > > I know the filesystem has to be NTFS - you can do that with XP/Pro (I think). > > What about users and printers? > > We could setup all UV users as administrators on the XP/Pro machine - would that > work? > > All printers are currently attached to HP Jet Direct and LPR ports on the NT4 > server. Wondering if we can leave the NT4 box in place temporarily and use it as > a print server so to speak or would we have to have them setup on the XP/Pro box > (does XP/Pro even have support for LPR ports?). This place has more printers > than UV users! > > Finally they are on UV version 9.5.something and use UVODC fairly heavily, but > do not have active maint/support agreement with IBM, so, I'm wondering if a > Universe upgrade is a must to make this fly on XP/Pro. If it is, I would think > the UV upgrade would be a fairly costly item. I honestly have no clue what UV > base license and per seat cost is anymore. I don't sell the stuff, I just write > apps for it and support it. > > Any help/tips greatly appreciated. > > -- > Joe Walter > Fax/Voice mail: 1.435.514.5132 > > Namaste (a Hindu greeting/salutation that means 'I bow to the divine in you') > ------- > 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/
