I've never bought-in to the mirrored kool-aid - I prefer RAID-5. When
cost is an issue, you're going to have bottlenecks. And it's true
that
RAID-5 requires a pricier base machine with a more expensive disk
controller.
IBM charges more out of country than inside the US (usually). So - be
that as it may, you've got a system with a disk bottleneck and no
amount
I've said that the smallest 520s IBM sells are vastly underpowered and
slow.
I didn't say that all System i are underpowered and slow, because I
haven't seen anything bigger than a 520.
My main point remains, that the system is far too slow for it's price
point. A machine for 20k should run circles around a pc server for 10k.
But it doesn't. And that's the problem.
There are no 32 way PC servers - but I don't care about 32 way.
of CPW will fix that. You can put a 32-way 595 with 1 TB of RAM on 2
arms and you'll be DYING. I'll bet lots of body parts on it. Because
I've done it to prove a point.
I've never ever SEEN a 595 (except on pictures). We're from different
worlds, it seems.
