RE: iSeries in SAN environment -- MIDRANGE-L

IMHO, one of the reasons that you buy an AS/400 is to have one number to
call when it breaks.  One responsibility, one number.  I wouldn't even
entertain an IBM SAN solution.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

"i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
e gads

Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!

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That's interesting... The 'top' boss here, who is doing everything he
can to get the iSeries replaced with MSFT, kicked out the IBM SAN and
replaced it with EMC. Reason: quality of service... Yikes! So, I guess
it is the waiting game to see if a boat is coming down the stream... :-(

Dave

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Subject: Re: iSeries in SAN environment

I had a customer last spring that turned their EMC SAN into 2 TB of boat
anchor.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

"i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
e gads

Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com
http://www.as400connection.com

 wrote on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:20:02 GMT:

attaching an iSeries box to our EMC/Brocade SAN(symmetrix class).


Herb, EMC has its own rules for attaching i5 boxes.  You will need their
assistance in creating the appropriate bin files for your EMC frame(s).
They can also tell you the exact i5 hardware they recommend for you
based on your estimates of the workload that will run on your new
system.

Good luck!

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Sue
Americas System i Technical Sales Support Rochester, MN
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