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

365 days x 24 hrs = 8760 hrs
8760 hrs x 60 minutes per hour = 525,600 minutes
the 99.9999 uptime (or 0.0001 downtime)  525,600 x 0.0001 = 52.5 minutes
downtime
(the 31.5 is 3,153 seconds)
jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: RE: NICs - bottleneck (was Re: Dropping the AS/400 as a Web servi
ng platform)


> >you want the 99.9999 reliability?
>
> Surely you jest. 99.9999% That's 31.5 SECONDS of downtime in a year. Given
> that there isn't an AS/400 that you can shutdown and re-ipl within 31.5
> seconds you're saying you haven't IPLed this year, at all, for anything
> (release, PTF, crash?)
>
> Maybe 99.999%, well that just over 5 minutes. I doubt you could bring a
> machine down and back up in five minutes.
>
> Maybe 99.99%, that would be almost an hour. That I'd buy. Of course I have
> no problem getting that from a cluster of W2K machines either.
>
> -Walden
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Franz [mailto:franz400@triad.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:39 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: NICs - bottleneck (was Re: Dropping the AS/400 as a Web
> servi ng platform)
>
>
> Lan ports
> model 250s - 6
> model 270s - 8
> model 720s - 24
> model 730s - 48
> model 740s - 48
> 820s-30
> 830s - 72
> 840s - 96
>
> 8xx/270 features
> 2743 1gb eth $1820
> 4723 10mb eth $840
> 4838 10/100 eth $1800
>
> from spring 2001 iSeries catalog
> btw-i prefer something more reliable than a $15 card
> you want the 99.9999 reliability?
> you want cheap?
> pick one (and only one).
> net techs call the $15 cards "throw-a-ways" and they replace a lot of
them.
> Anyone who buys raid drives, mirrored systems,24x7 uptime & a working DR
> plan to run a real shop has no business with brand-x throw-a-ways.
> jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Stone" <brad@bvstools.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: NICs - bottleneck (was Re: Dropping the AS/400 as a Web servi
> ng platform)
>
>
> > 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
> > > CrossCheck, Inc.   http://www.cross-check.com
> > > 6119 State Farm Drive   Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
> > > Rohnert Park CA  94928   Fax: 707 586-1884
> > >
> > > -----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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