Scalable Database Server, HiRDB Version 8 Description

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Appendix A. Functional Differences Between HiRDB Versions on Different Platforms

Table A-1 lists the functional differences between HiRDB versions on different platforms. Note that some facilities cannot be used, depending on the operating environment. For details, check the description of each facility.

Table A-1 Functional differences between HiRDB versions on different platforms

Item Facility, operand, or command HP-UX Solaris AIX 5L Linux Windows
Facilities Facility for monitoring the memory size of server processes Y Y Y N N
Utility special unit Y Y Y Y N
Sharing of HiRDB system definitions Y Y Y Y N
Access from HiRDB VOS3 version clients Y Y Y Y N
Shell script for creating an unload statistics log file on a specific server machine (pdstjacm) Y Y Y Y N
Facility for parallel output of system logs N N Y N N
Option program product related Inner replica facility (HiRDB Staticizer Option) Y Y Y Y N
Updatable online reorganization (HiRDB Staticizer Option) Y Y Y Y N
HiRDB External Data Access facility that uses DB2 as a foreign server Y N Y N N
Linkage to related products Sun Java System Directory Server linkage facility Y Y Y N Y
Real Time SAN Replication Y N Y N N
Distributed database facility Y N Y N N
Linkage to JP1/OmniBack II Y N N N N
HiRDB event registration with JP1/Base (or JP1/System Event Service) Y Y Y N Y
Linkage to JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for HiRDB Y Y Y N Y
Linkage to OLTP (TPBroker) Y Y N N Y
Linkage to OLTP (TUXEDO) N Y N N Y
Linkage to OLTP (WebLogic Server) Y Y N N Y
Linkage to OLTP (TP1/EE) N N Y N N
EasyMT, MTguide Y N Y N N
HiRDB system definitions Fixing in shared memory
pd_shmpool_attribute = fixed
Y Y Y Y N
Global buffer page-fixing option function
pd_dbbuff_attribute = fixed
Y Y Y N N
Specification of the maximum number of consecutive abnormal terminations during HiRDB restart processing
pd_term_watch_count
Y Y Y Y N
Specification of the maximum number of files and pipes that can be accessed by HiRDB processes
pd_max_open_fds
Y Y Y Y N
Specification of the range of port numbers to use during communications processing
pd_registered_port
N N N Y Y
Specification of the maximum memory size to use for a server process
pd_svr_castoff_size
Y Y Y N N
Specification of the maximum size of the communication buffers used for server intra-unit communication (TCP-UNIX domain)
pd_ipc_unix_bufsize
Y Y Y Y N
Specification of the maximum size of the communication buffers used for communication with the HiRDB clients (TCP-UNIX domain)
pd_tcp_unix_bufsize
Y Y Y Y N
Use of the no-cache access method
pd_ntfs_cache_disable
N N N N Y
Use of immediate acknowledgment between HiRDB servers
pd_ipc_tcp_nodelayack
N N Y N N
Commands pddbadset Y N Y N N
pddbchg Y Y Y Y N
pdgen Y Y Y Y N
pdgeter Y Y Y Y N
pditvstop Y Y Y Y N
pditvtrc Y Y Y Y N
pdlodsv Y Y Y N N
pdmemsv Y Y Y Y N
pdobjconv Y Y Y N N
pdopsetup Y Y Y Y N
pdorbegin Y Y Y Y N
pdorcheck Y Y Y Y N
pdorchg Y Y Y Y N
pdorcreate Y Y Y Y N
pdorend Y Y Y Y N
pdplgset Y Y Y Y N
pdrpause Y Y Y Y N
pdsetup Y Y Y Y N
pdsql Y Y Y Y N
pdprgcopy Y Y Y Y Y
pdprgrenew Y Y Y Y Y
pdkill N N N N Y
pdntenv N N N N Y
Acquisition of a core file with the pdcancel command Y Y Y Y N
EasyMT date check with the pdload command Y N Y N N
Use or fixed-length tape with the pdcopy, pdload, pdrstr, and pdrorg commands Y Y Y N Y
Client ODBC Driver N N N N Y
OLE DB Provider N N N N Y
HiRDB.NET Data Provider N N N N Y
Third-party COBOL support facilities N Y N N N
XA interface for the XDM/RD E2 connection facility Y N N N N
Multi-connection facility (kernel threads) Y Y Y Y N
HiRDB Java stored procedure/function distribution wizard N Y N Y Y
Use of immediate acknowledgment between HiRDB servers and clients
PDNODELAYACK
N N Y N N

Legend:
Y: Supported
N: Not supported