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> > from: "Buck" > > Some customers utterly refuse to put any part of their iSeries > > on the web, and insist on a PC to do their web serving. > > This was discussed recently in another thread. With or without the PC in > the middle, requests are routed from the Internet to the iSeries. Having a > PC in the middle probably just adds a less reliable, more vulnerable > interface - representing a weak link in the chain. I couldn't agree more. But I am in no position to argue with a customer's CIO (or equivalent.) > > Both of these applications are light work on the HTTP/servlet > > engine side. All of the real work happens on the iSeries. > > Are you sure about light servlet workload? In my experience, servlets > usually consume significant CPU time. Especially in comparison to ILE > alternatives. HTTP workload is usually light, however. The communication > interface between the Java components and the RPG components may be the > bottleneck. Yes. The servlets themselves are very lightweight, performing nothing but formatting and API calls. -snip some interesting statistics- > What caused the jump from 62 ms to 6350 ms? I concluded that at that > moment, my wife had just clicked the <save> button on a small Word document. > I think this underscores Windows multitasking capability. Again, we agree completely. The point isn't about what is *technically* best for the customer: it's about the unwillingness of some people to change their habits no matter how much evidence you put in front of them. It's tragic, really. --buck
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