Is the midrange really the right tool for the job here? WAS (Re: Hardware question)

*OFF TOPIC* so I made it a new topic....
But I have to ask... what could you possibly be doing on a midrange
machine in today's world that only needs 9GB of storage? And does that
workload REALLY constitute the money spent on the system? I mean, 9GB of
data today is nothing. So why a whole midrange system when it seems it
will be highly underutilized? Could you/your customer switch to a cheaper
solution for such a light work load? I LOVE the platform, but its not
really ideal cost/value for tiny word loads.




Thanks
Bryce Martin
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It looks like I can put up to 3 disk drives in a 710 if I have a tape
drive. If I had two mirrored disk drives, that should be sufficient since
I am trying to replace an old model 600 with only 9 Gb used. Are there
going to be performance issues here?

Mark Murphy
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If you are looking at the low end, go with the 720 over the 710, due to

disk

configuration and tape drive support.

I second THIS recommendation!

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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I have heard that the new Power 7 model 710 has no 5250 interactive
capability, but I can not find any documentation to validate that. Is

it a

true statement or not? Is anyone using a 710 for iSeries workloads?

Mark Murphy
STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
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