RE: Ready to scrap an AS/400

["Mark A. Manske" <mmanske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would have to ask you the following;

have you done any performance tuning
how much memory do you have
how much DASD do you have
how many users
how many dumb terminals
how many add-on cards
how many printers
how many IP devices(perm or virtual)
what is your CPW (and with-out bothering to check model numbers, if yours
can, what is the
     batch threshold set to; or is it taking over the system)
did a VAR size this 170 for you with the knowledge of Domino being installed
along with the
   the other apps



The AS/400 comes in many flavors and sizes; you may have just been sold an
under-sized box
for the applications you are running.

For example, JDE, Infinium, BPCS, DOMINO, and SAP take a large hit on your
AS/400, not to mention that web serving should be a separate box(mostly for
security reasons)...

This would be a similar annoyance with your Pentium 233MMX with 32 Mb ram
and 3 Gb hard drive,
and you get annoyed at the box because windoze98 is slow, and you cannot run
a flight sim game
at full frame rate; the machine was not made for that application.

There are many people that I run into that have undersized boxes, due to
budget restraints, or
just plain too trusting on a single VAR without shopping around and telling
them everything
that you plan to run on the AS/400..

It can do anything, as long as your pockets are very deep, and you have the
talent to set it up
correctly and to breath life into your applications.

I would start with where you bought the box from, find out if you are sized
right, or just need some intense performance management.

HTH

Mark A. Manske
[mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com]
Sr. Project Lead
Minter-Weisman




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Daniel Wesloskie
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 12:29 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Ready to scrap an AS/400


Right now, my perception IS reality!  I'm about ready to scrap this piece
of junk AS/400 for something else.  It just plain can't do the job!  We
have a 170 (V4R4M0)that is running Domino(5.0.4) and a voice response system
(VRS)

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