Re: Test Development System Survey

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

I remember, years ago, on the AS/400 when a controller really got down on 
one of our developers because his compile was bringing the system to it's 
knees.

Nowadays we have a separate development box.  While lpar might be a valid 
solution, the risk of (using a single non lpared box) not having 
everything set up just right and accidentally updating production data is 
scary.  Also, testing new versions of the OS, ptf's, etc.  Yeah, I like 
the separate box.  When we had 21 400's the development box had more disk 
than the two largest combined.  It was easier/faster to get the job done 
that way than to show off our testosterone by creating questionable data 
subsets for testing.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 





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We are currently using our AS400 production box for development as well 
(the
test/production systems are separated by logins/environment variables). 
How
many of you all also combine both on one machine, and has this caused
performance problems for you? Or do you use a test machine for development
specifically because of this (or wish you had one)?
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