Re: Getting a new IBM i - need advice

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

   Right now I have a 3yr old 520 with 2GB memory and 600/30 CPW and for
   *most* things it performs perfectly fine.  Given that fact and given that
   out I am/was planning on getting 4GB memory and will have something like
   4x the CPW (I believe, though I see they didn't include that on this
   quote), I am wondering why the recommendation?  Again, this is *just* a
   developer machine (I am actually limited to just that per the Partnerworld
   ISV lease agreement).

   One of the other main reasons I want this machine is so I can "stay in
   touch with" older OS/400 releases (i.e. V5R1 through V5R3) for some
   customer purposes, and then this machine would keep current on releases.
   So as you can see I am not necessarily in need of more horsepower but
   instead just a second up-to-date machine.

   Thanks for everyone's comments so far (including the offlist ones - you
   know who you are ;-)

   Aaron Bartell
   [1]http://mowyourlawn.com

   From: Lukas Beeler  Date: 08/06/2009 11:32 AM

 On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 17:53, Aaron Bartell[2]<aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


 [3]http://mowyourlawn.com/files/Krengel-8203-E4A-V6R1.pdf


 Get at least 6 disks and the basic RAID controller. Otherwise, you'll
 have to wait ages for the simplest of maintenance tasks to complete.
 Also, get a decent amount of memory. I think the 1 core machine maxes
 out at 16GB, which sounds reasonable for a small machine.



 On a final note, does anybody know if you have multiple LPARs of IBM i on a
 single box without having an HMC?


 Yes, on Blades utilizing VIOS's IVM. On standalone machines, you need a HMC.



  What kind of connection would I need to get for a
 dumb terminal?


 On the Power6 standalone machines, your options are LAN Console or
 HMC. On the blades, your options are LAN console.

 If you have a HMC, you can configure the system to use a Twinax
 console. But for that you need an expansion unit, and for the
 expansion unit you need at least a 2 core machine that supports
 12x/HSL2. Basically, you'd need to plunk down 40k to get a Twinax
 console - it's no longer an option.



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