Yes, everyone is aware of the issues (I was waiting for the "I told you
so" speech :-))

Still can't justify the cost of AIX servers (and constant
licensing/maintenance costs) vs x86 boxes.  We pay $50 per Linux server
for the software and have site maintenance contracts with RedHat.

On the other hand, if we have genuine hardware/engineering issues (the
Dell techs were suprised at our configuration. Don't seem to be that many
folks buying 5TB x86 boxes), then we have a different issue.

Either way, I have to live with this.

----------------------------------------------------
Zoltan Forray
Virginia Commonwealth University
Office of Technology Services
University Computing Center
e-mail: zforray AT vcu DOT edu
voice: 804-828-4807



"Allen S. Rout" <asr AT UFL DOT EDU>
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
06/06/2007 09:26 AM
Please respond to
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>


To
ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc

Subject
Re: [ADSM-L] New Linux server issues






>> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:44:43 -0400, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
<zforray AT VCU DOT EDU> said:


> We have been having all kinds of interesting adventures trying to get
our
> new DELL 2900 with 5TB with RHEL 4 (fully patched), [...]


Just out of curiosity, have you put enough work into getting this
flying that your management acknowledges that AIX would have been
cheaper?


- Allen S. Rout