RE: Will Upgrading to V4R5 impact performance???

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CAE is *not* OS/400.  You're talking about a product that runs on
Windoze.  Sheesh.

Doggone you James, I shoulda known someone was going to mention Linux!
O.K., let's rephrase the question:  Is there *any* enterprise-level
systems' OS upgrade out there (all vendors) that does *not* take more
resources to operate than the previous levels?

And James, I'll ask because I truly don't know.  When you first
installed Linux on that "old hardware", was that system near maxxing
out?  Or did you have headroom to grow?  Also, specific to the question
I originally asked, do the newer Linux versions take more or less
resources than earlier versions?

Basit, I guess I'd just leave you with this thought.  If you find a
better platform for your billion dollar business that has the same or
better TCO, then go for it.  And don't look back.

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Basit Khan [SMTP:Bkhan@medexassist.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 1:02 PM
> To:   'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Will Upgrading to V4R5 impact performance???
>
> Thanks James and I rest my case with a copy a recent message from the
> list..
>
>
> >Genaro,
>
> > 2.- My client VB programs using OLEDB (V5.1) don't work. I get an
> error
> >only in the PC. The AS400 joblog doesn't register anything, however
> my VB
> >Program and OLEDB (V5.1) work fine against the old AS400 170 with
> OS400
> V4.5
> >Join the club!
>
> >The stored procedures support within OLEDB is broken in the V5.1
> release of
> >CAE. There are a couple of APAR's open now, but I don't think IBM has
> >identified all of the problems yet. Your best bet is to call the
> support
> >line. They may have a work-around for whatever your specific problem
> happens
> >to be.
>
>
> >John Taylor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Rich [mailto:james@eaerich.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 12:26 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Will Upgrading to V4R5 impact performance???
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Bale, Dan wrote:
>
> > capacity for your 436?  Is there *any* OS upgrade out there (all
> > vendors) that does *not* take more resources to operate than the
> > previous levels?
>
> *cough* linux *cough*
>
> Seriously, I'm running new linux releases on old hardware that doesn't
> seem to need upgrading.  But there are other things that demand better
> hardware.  I like mozilla so much that I went and got more ram so that
> it
> would run better.  My old 486 laptop doesn't have enough disk for
> glibc-2.x so it is still at libc-5.  Gnome and KDE require more
> disk/memory but the OS (kernel, C libraries - what I consider the OS)
> run
> just as well on new as old hardware.  All my machines run bleeding
> edge
> kernels (except the laptop - I get tired of waiting for the compile to
> finish) and recent C libraries, and my newest machines were obtained
> when
> Pentium 233 MHz were the latest in processor technology.
>
> James Rich
> james@eaerich.com