Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 14:35:41 -0400 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Lance M.Westerhoff <lmw188@psu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DB2 on FreeBSD?? Message-ID: <E101B04F-7332-11D6-8626-000502EDE760@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <40948B54-732F-11D6-B5D0-00039357F10C@psu.edu>
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On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 02:09 , Lance M.Westerhoff wrote: > So far, it seems that FreeBSD will support the QLogic 2200 FibreChannel > cards we will be installing in the two machines. Further, it seems > that FreeBSD will be ok with the EuroLogic, dual controller RAID. > Obviously as long as we can recompile the code using g77 and gcc, any > computational software will probably run without a hitch (and > potentially better then on a Linux system). What about database > software? As the databases grow, I expect each of them to encompass > several TB, so I don't think MySQL will work in the long run (though I > could be wrong). Therefore, we are looking at commercial database > solutions. From the FreeBSD page, it seems that Linux-Oracle8 will run > (I assume that 9 will as well??). Does anyone know about DB2 from > IBM? Being a University, we have a much much better deal with IBM then > with Oracle. Other ideas? Lastly, what sort of performance hit, if > any, can we expect with using a Linux-native DBMS with FreeBSD's Linux > compatibility libraries? > Hi Lance For commercial DBs, I would take a VERY STRONG look at Frontbase, <http://www.frontbase.com>; . They run natively on FreeBSD and are a very strong database with full SQL92 compatibility. They are also very results and performance oriented with awesome customer service. The US sales guy is Larry Barcot <larry@frontbase.com> . I have no affiliation with them nor do I get any remuneration, just a very satisfied user. best Chad To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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