Re: 5494 Token Ring/Ethernet to Twinax Connectivity

Danny

At 11:53 AM 11/18/97 -0600, you wrote:
>    We will be getting a new AS/400 server series and was curious to
>know how the twinax devices look on the AS/400 if the 5494 is connected
>via Token Ring or Ethernet?  I have not really had to work with or
>involve myself with the 5494's much in the past couple years so my
>knowledge of the 5494 is fuzzy.  We are migrating to a Client Server
>package, thus the usage of a server series box, but need to retain
>twinax support greater than what the server series provides.  Currently,
>I beleive it is 7 and we will need about 20 to 30.  Someone mentioned to
>me that twinax devices connected to a 5494 with a Token Ring or Ethernet
>interface are emulated on the AS/400 as LAN attached devices.  Is this
>true or false?

Are these devices for interactive sessions? If so, you'll be sorely
disappointed in performance. Even one interactive session with upwards of
20% cpu will turn your beautiful server into a glorified doorstop. Check
out info apar II09200.

Just wondering—

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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