Re: Client Access / NT on IPCS

[John Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob Berendt wrote:
> 
> One other possibility, not involving separate server, IPCS, or Client Access 
>is IBM's NetServer 400.  It allows you to set up 'Shares' on your 400 similar 
>to setting up shares on an NT server.  Clients using these shares do not need 
>Client Access.  IBM's recommended method for setting this up on your 400 is to 
>use Operations Navigator.  While Client Access is not required for usage it is 
>required on the PC doing the setup using Operations Navigator.
> 
> Another possibility is to use SNA server from Microsoft and still retain your 
>data on the 400.  But that goes into the separate NT server realm.  We've used 
>this.  We're moving to NetServer now.  It's like having SNA server without the 
>NT.
> 
> I am kind of curious as to what kind of data you are serving.  If multiple 
>people are using it, is it database type data that should be stored in a 
>database instead of a spreadsheet or something; or is it read only type data 
>that has been formatted to meet the groups needs?

This is for Timberline construction software.  It is a full accounting
package based on Windows.  Our database is approx 400mb.  These files
use timberline's own database structure and will have heavy i/o usage as
transactions are entered/updated.  Because of the file structures a
server that is able to efficiently cache these files will be much
faster.  We are thinking along the lines of 256mb+ memory.

What is NetServer 400?  Does it cache efficiently or not?

John Hall 
Home Sales Co.
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