SQL on mainframe ?

[Tomi]

Hi,

I would like to know :
Is there any version of SQL Server that runs on a main frame ?

Thanks
Tomi

 

[JayKusch]

I do not beleive so. Though I may be wrong.

Thanks

J. Kusch

 

[homebrew01]

What kind of mainframe ? AS/400 has SQL, but it's not really a mainframe

 

[Tomi]

-Any kind of mainframe

Thats a new info for me that SQL Server can run in AS/400.

Thanks Jay & Home
Tomi

 

[stravis]

If you mean "SQL Server" the product from Microsoft also known as "Microsoft SQL Server 2000" or its earlier versions, then no you can not run SQL Server on a mainfram.

However, there are many types of products that could be referred to as a "SQL Server". "SQL Server" has in recent years become synonymous with "Microsoft SQL Server" however, it also can refer to any of a number of relational database products that are accessable through SQL syntax.

If you are just looking for a relational database that is accessable via SQL and can run on a mainframe, there are a few products to choose from. I am no expert in mainframes, so I will not attempt to list them here. However, I will say that SQL Server will not work on a traditional mainframe server. It will only run on a Microsoft platform that, through the miracle of clustering, can provide the same sort of performance and load capacity as a traditional mainframe.

Hope This Helps,
Scott

 

[sguslan]

Microsoft SQL Server runs on Windows platforms only. For IBM mainframes you can run Oracle/Os390/zOS [not recommended as DB2 is better suited], or ,Oracle, DB2 or MySQL on a Linux partition on a mainframe....

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[Tomi]

Hi,

Thank you all for the Input.My doubts are cleared

Thanks
Tomi