Re: NICs - bottleneck (was Re: Dropping the AS/400 as a Web servi ng platform)

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris, you're missing the point.

I don't know how many nics you can put in any iSeries.  The
point is how much do those NICs cost.  I can get a 10/100
for a PC for $15.  And build a PC for 300.

If I could buy parts for my iseries at best buy, then it
wouldn't be a big deal.  A server maching like an iSeries
should be able to accept multiple (5 or more) nics.  A base
270 should be able to have at least 5.  If not, it's not a
server.  It has to be able to handle the bandwidth.

I'd love to hear the lowdown, if anyone knows, how many NICs
you can install in most used boxes, and the price of each.

Brad

On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:41:35 -0700
 Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@cross-check.com> wrote:
> But I can put in multiple NICs into one AS400.  My 720
> came with 2 10/100
> and we use a Virtual IP and load balancing.  How many
> NICs can you put in a
> 850 24way AS400?
>
> Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
> Operations & Network Mgr  mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Stone [mailto:brad@bvstools.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: NICs - bottleneck (was Re: Dropping the
> AS/400 as a Web
> servi ng platform)
>
>
> Even so, it's still only equal to 10 10/100 nics, which
> is
> not that much, depending on the size of the farm you're
> comparing it too.
>
> Brad
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Bradley V. Stone
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