RE: I5 systems in production

Jerry,

Can you imagine someone ordering this configuration so they can use CUoD and
do not know the difference between an HMC and a toaster????  The look on
their faces when they opened all those boxes.......I'd like to see IBM and a
Business Partner explain they have to pay to have it put together!  :-)

This is one where working for a winery had its distinct advantages!  <VBG>

Happy Turkey Day!

Mike Shaw

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 4:11 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: I5 systems in production

However for you Mike it would be like a kid setting up a Lionel train set on
Xmas day.  Wipe that grin off your face.

:-)

Jerry

Quoting mshaw2456@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> You be lucky.  520 rack mount with HMC is customer install.........You get
a
> 0551 rack with the 520 mounted in it.  Everything else is in boxes and you
> have the install it, including the HMC and any IXA server(s) in the
config. 
> You get boxes and boxes of stuff.  
> 
> If i5 is to play big in the SMB market, it really makes you wonder why
they
> did that.  After all, the iSeries reputation is one of the best for
getting
> up and going in a short time with little or no technical staff.  They
really
> blew their foot off with that one.........
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike Shaw
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > Actually, it was not bad, CE did all the work, downtime was about an
hour.
> 
> > They had a manufacture put a bad component on only certain serial
numbered
> 
> > controllers. We just happened to see the note in Iseries news and
> downloaded the 
> > PTF to check. IBM did call us about it, they new which machines had the
bad
> 
> > cards. 
> > 
> > As far as the HMC, its a rack mount Intel server which controls the
AS400's
> 
> > partitions instead of having a controlling partition in the system. It
nice
> 
> > once you get use to it, they still need a to do a lot of work on it,
were 
> > waiting for Al's tools to come out for it for the automatic scheduling. 
> > 
> > Steve 
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