RE: Setting up a Model 170 for developers

First off the 170 is dead hardware.  Not supported past V5R3.  A 270 will do
much better.  Some good ones on EBAY right now.  The software will cost you
more than the hardware.

Look this one on eBay:  IBM AS400 (iSeries) 9406-270-2431-1518 - CPW=465/35

Add the most memory you can afford and the fastest drives you can.  This
system is in the P10 software group so you will not pay a fortune for
software.  WDS is still %6,000 at that level.  The system is at $2,750 with
no bids.

Another good source is Mark Rieber @ World Data Products.(952) 404-5236 /
markr@xxxxxxxx

Enjoy
Chris Bipes

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All

The project I'm on is doing some offshore development (my client's edict,
not
mine).  

The client is incredibly fussy and slow with regards to setting up VPN
access
to their AS/400's, and they're not going to get the configuration sorted out
before the end of January.  Since they want my team to start work before
then, 
I'm exploring the possibility of purchasing a separate AS/400 Model 170 or
270
and letting my offshore team use that.  Because I'm thick when it comes to
IBM
hardware (or hardware in general), I'm hoping that some of the Midrangers
could
offer a little advice with regard to configuration.

The team will be developing a set of batch server programs that are executed
through a Java front end.  The programs are OPM RPG, generated by Synon.
The
server progams are called either through a trigger firing or through stored
procedures.

(I can't change this setup.  If I could, I would.)

I know I will need:
5722SS1 - Operating System/400  (V5R1M0)
5722WDS - WebSphere Development ToolSet 
5722ST1 - DB2 Query Mgr and SQL DevKit 
5722JC1 - Toolbox for Java       
5722JV1 - Developer Kit for Java 
5722JV1 - Java Developer Kit 1.2 

I know I will not need:
5722XE1 - Client Access/400 Express for Windows (the client uses Mocha, and
printer support is non-existent)

I'm sure I will need other LPP's, but I'm not sure what.  Would I need any
of
the following:
5769AS1 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 
5722TC1 - TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities
5722CM1 - Communications Utilities

Rough estimates right now show that I'd need somewhere between 180-200gb
disk. 
(I'm basing my estimates on the development machine the client currently
uses
onshore, which has many more users, and a lot of program definitions.)

I don't know how much memory I would need.  More is, of course, better, but
what would I need for adequate, if pokey, performance?

I know I will need a licence for Synon.