RE: Scalability

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

I've never worked in the mainframe area myself.

However, I don't think scalability is defined simply by the size workload.

Instead, scalability is determined by the range of workloads handled by the 
smallest box to the largest.

When you look at the workload and customer size for the small iSeries 800 vs. 
the largest i5 595...that's one heck of an range.

How does the zSeries range compare? 

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces+cwilt=meaa.mea.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On 
> Behalf Of
> Steve Landess
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: Scalability
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> 
> Muralidhar -
> 
> You obviously have never worked in the mainframe arena.
> 
> These are two very different classes of hardware, and in terms of 
> scalability the S/390 can handle a much larger workload than 
> an AS/400 - 
> iSeries - i5 system.
> 
> However, rumor has it that the mainframe will be assimilated 
> into the Power 
> product line in the near future, and you could then make a reasonable 
> comparison, scalability-wise.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Muralidhar Narayana" <Muralidhar_Narayana@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:29 PM
> Subject: Scalability
> 
> 
> > Can some one compare scalability between iSeries and S/390?
> > I believe iSeries is more scalable than any platform available.
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