Re: More DASD

Karl, I don't know the exact details, but I am sure that the ESS stuff from IBM 
can look like native DASD - it is very cool. I really don't know the model 
numbers but there were a 6000 and an 8000 something in the mix of what I worked 
on. This was when running tests of our imaging system against IBM network 
storage - no problem.

I am inclined to stay as far away from QNTC as I can - it can be very slow 
getting started - the discovery process in the Windows network can be just 
awful.

Having said that, I think NFS (Network File System) is a great answer. A 
Windows box can be an NFS server, as can any Linux or Unix box. And some NASs 
and SANs can be accessed this way, I believe. Now this looks completely native, 
too, through mounting an NFS share over an IFS directory. Backup of these kinds 
of things often is handled off of the iSeries. And NFS could be used to attach 
to a relatively inexpensive machine that you'd just pour disk into.

HTH
Vern

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Karl Lauritzen Jr." <klauritzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

I searched archive and can only find 2-3 year old references that some 
seem to not apply anymore. We need disk for images. We use about 7-10GB 
per week of images. Iseries expansion units very expensive and overkill 
for this only. My image system will support image son optical or 
external dasd as long as it can be seen by QNTC. I can now see shares on 
some of my XP and MS exchange via QNTC. My BP is quoting me Netapp or 
IBM DS400. 

Here is my problem we are clueless on how to hook this up, does it work 
and backup of TB of data. Right now we back up quarterly to tape and 
archive tapes. Got stacks of them already. 

I see the low end shark drives are dead but where do I start? And does 
any network appliance work via QNTC? 

Karl Lauritzen Jr. 
National Lloyds 

Waco Texas 

254-717-6960 








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