Re: Test Development System Survey

[Jeffry Kennedy <jkennedy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a single 820, with an LPAR for testing. Our LPAR has 10 % of the
processor and 256 meg of memory, DASD is 10 - 4.5 GIG drives. I only use it to
test new software. We don't do any in-house development, all our applications 
are
packages.

PaulMmn wrote:

> We have 2 main boxes-- one is all live, the other split live/test.
>
> First, you need to have separate libraries for data, programs, and
> source code.  If you haven't done it, do it!   (:
>
> The next biggest thing is setting up security so that production
> libraries are not usable by programmers!  We feel that authority
> should allow programmers to -read- live data, -use- live programs,
> and -read- live source.  This means that all a programmer needs to
> test is a library where copies of the production files can live.  A
> little juggling of the library list gives complete isolation from
> production:
>
> LIVE ENVIRONMENT:
>
>         DATALIVE
>         PROGRAMLIVE
>         ...
>
> TEST ENVIRONMENT:
>
>         DATATEST
>         PROGRAMTEST
>         PROGRAMLIVE
>         ...
>
> This means that the PROGRAMTEST library only needs the new objects
> being developed or changed.  Existing objects in PROGRAMLIVE are used
> just as if it were a production environment.
>
> This also works for library lists in job descriptions.  Means you can
> test batch jobs without affecting production data!
>
> We include output queues in our DATALIVE/DATATEST libraries (well,
> not all of them-- QUSRSYS has a bunch of output queues).  Including
> them in the DATAxxx libraries means we can use production names, and
> not have test orders going to the warehouse for picking.  (:
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> >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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