RE: IXA/IXS/ISCSI RE: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

In a lot of ways the IXA/IXS/ISCSI solution is nothing to scoff at.  I
know Group Dekko has done a lot of great things with this.  We have had
some successes but effectively there are a few gotchas that tend to make
the traditional WINTEL weenie squeamish.  That being said we do plan on
moving towards an ISCSI solution because I think that is actually the
right way to make this thing work.

Generally speaking my attitude is that if that application is related to
an application on the System i I look for an IXA/IXS/ISCSI solution
first.  Application/operations integration, saves that are highly
concurrent, simplified recovery, etc.

Michael Crump
 
Manager, Computing Services
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
Muncie, IN  47302
 
765.741.7696
765.741.7012 f 
 


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Subject: IXA/IXS/ISCSI RE: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

Some people scoff at the whole ixa/ixs/iscsi realm.  Granted, they do
use 
expensive iSeries disk.  But having had to restore a whole PC when it
was 
on these versus on independent platforms it makes a huge difference.
And, 
iscsi helps get around the limited processor and memory available in IXS

cards.  Although I was led to believe that IBM did pick up the process
of 
getting newer stuff to market on these.

Rob Berendt