Re: Virtual Loaner Program (VLP) IBM's

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	The VLP is a great setup when you do not need access to the latest 
stuff all the time. It's also great because it is VERY low cost. You 
will need to have time to focus on getting your stuff in there, tested 
and gone before your reservation goes *poof* however. As noted it comes 
quite far back on PTFs and TRs and you get to do the update.

<vendor response>

	If you DO want access 24x7 and more than occasionally, prefer current 
PTFs and TRs and don't want to invest in a system in your office we at 
iInTheCloud can be very cost efficient and we can scale up as needed. We 
also offer backup options and public IP addresses etc.

</vendor response>

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com
www.iInTheCloud.com

On 1/6/2014 4:58 PM, Kirk Goins wrote:

> I was wonder how many of us here have tried IBM's Virtual Loaner Program or
> VLP and you r opinions?
>
> Over the holidays I decided to see what you got for 'free'. Let's say you
> get what you pay for. I wasn't looking for a hot rod but a reasonable
> sandbox. The base image was V7R1 with 2010 PTFs and TR1. It had WebQuery
> ver 1.1.1 plus All of WDS.
> Memory was 2GB and a Single Disk Drive of about 95GB.which was like 30%full.
>
> I attempted to get PTFs current and hosed the system along the way. Guess I
> need more practice get down level 7.1 system up to current levels but that
> is a whole different thread. I let my reservation expire and 'might' try
> this all again down the road.
>
> So has anyone used the VLP for IBM i?