I would recommend
        <plug>
   Netbase/Shareplex to remotely access the data.  In this way, the data
   access is transparent to your application and it is easy to move things
   around.  Also, Quest, the vendor, is very adept at moving data across the
   network and performance is exceptionally good.  I highly recommend their
   products.
        </plug>

   We do this with a number of legacy applications in order to grow them
   beyond the CM limits.  We take a typical legacy application which normally
   resides on one machine with it's DB and move it to an environment with a DB
   server and a number of small but powerful application front end machines.
   In addition to the RFA, you have the ability to shadow the data for
   critical application availability.

   Carl Sitherwood
   HP Atlanta

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Subject: RFA Question
Author:  Non-HP-shatzi ([log in to unmask]) at HP-USA,mimegw1
Date:    2/10/97 10:37 AM


Here is my scenario.  I have an applicaiton that will run on several
nodes, but I want them all to access the same database on a single
node.  NS services are available.  Can you just set a file equation to
open the DB across the network, or is it necessary to get into the
net/ipc intrinsics?

Thanks