RE: WebSphere on NT vs. AS/400

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: P.Goovaerts@Clipper.Be
>
> About a year ago there was a discussion going on about running WebSphere
> on NT or AS/400.  The AS/400 was the way to go... so we did.
>
> Currently we have
>         an AS400 model 9406-720
>         with 2Gb of memory
>         with 75Gb Disk (65% to 70% used)
>
> Now the time has come to start using WebSphere Studio.  Deploying seems to
> be impossible too for which we suspect performance issues.  Finally we
> asked for support.  They countered same problems and tried to get an
> in-depth-look after which we were advised to load WebSphere on an
> NT-server...

Patrick, who is advising you to run on an NT server?  And why?  Is it
because you are using WebFacing?  Because I guarantee that you do not need
to move to NT.  Whether you use my product or do something like it yourself,
performance is very, very good on even a small AS/400.

One caution is that the model 720 is not a very good machine for Java in
general and WebSphere in particular.  The later models, such as the model
270 and the 8xx series, are much, much better for Java and WebSphere.  But
no matter what, whoever told you to move to NT is absolutely wrong, and I'd
like to know if this is IBM or a business partner.

Joe