Re: [WEB400] MySQL and DB2 storage engine for IBM i

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does this pertain to running it natively on I.

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM, <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> that is disappointing, very disappointing. Of course Oracle does not like
> IBM. Maybe Zend(as MySQL is bundled) could put in a word for the number of
> MySQL instances are installed.
>
> < http://dev.mysql.com/support/eol-notice.html >
> IBM i 5.4 and 6.1
> Due to very low demand and according to IBM a 5.4 Jan-07-2011 EOM (see
> http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html
> )
> these distributions have been dropped.
>
> I downloaded recently 5.1.52 as that was the latest one I could find for
> IBM i. I suppose that version will work for a while if IBM continues to
> support the storage engine.
>
> Bryan
>
> On Dec 17, 2010 12:31pm, BButterworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Does anyone know the status of these products for the future on IBM i?
> > Just wondering if they will be sticking around. Based on the MySQL
> > website, it looks like the last version of MySQL Community Server
> > available for download is 5.0. Unless I missed something, nothing is
> > available for versions 5.1 and 5.5. The information on IBM's website
> seems
> > dated. In terms of the Enterprise Edition, it looks like one has to
> > contact MySQL/Oracle, but I haven't had any success via phone or email. I
> > presume MySQL _CS_ comes bundled with Zend Server, but I'd like to know
> > what is involved with upgrading to Enterprise Edition, if anything,
> beyond
> > a license key.
>
> > As for the storage engine, I found this in the MySQL documentation: "The
> > IBMDB2I storage engine was introduced in MySQL 5.1.33 and considered GA
> in
> > MySQL 5.1.35. It was removed in MySQL 5.1.54." So maybe 5.1 is available
> > on IBM i after all since I assume this refers to said platform. Maybe
> > someone using these products could offer clarification.
> > Thanks,
>
> > Blake
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