IBM x3850, dual quad core processors, 16GB, 7 PCI-E slots with four 2.5" 15K
SAS 73GB drives (have to use external storage on this guy), around $14K. Can
have up to four quad core procs, 256GB memory.
This is one screaming dude when used with TSM. And it's IBM...
Kelly Lipp
CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777 x7105
www.storserver.com
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Orville Lantto
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:19 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Preferred TSM Platform
This level of performance is pretty near the bottom of the pSeries range, but a
comparable would be a pSeries 520 which could be had for this a similar price.
I just checked and a basic 520 is list priced below $12,000.
Orville Lantto | Consultant
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Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:17 AM
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I haven't checked AIX prices lately, but my last Dell 2900 with 8-1TB
drives (for the LZ) and 2-500GB mirrored drives (OS and DB) with 8GB RAM
cost under $11K. As I mentioned, the RH Linux license is around $50. I
think it has 2-PCIe slots for the HBA's and 2-GIGe NICS.
Orville Lantto <orville.lantto AT GLASSHOUSE DOT COM>
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Those high end Windows boxes are priced similarly to equivalent (or
better) AIX boxes. Check the benchmarks before deciding.
Orville L. Lantto
From: Kauffman, Tom
Sent: Thu 2/26/2009 08:38
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Preferred TSM Platform
Yup.
It boils down to Wanda's statement: "I/O, I/O, it's all about I/O" ---
Wanda Prather
If you can do the work with LTO-1 or -2 drives, or DLT-7000, or similar
speed/capacity, then Windows will work. When you get into
high-speed/high-capacity drives the Intel/AMD architecture comes unglued.
A single LTO-4 drive will use ALL the I/O bandwith of a PCI or PCI-x bus,
and a significant chunk of a PCIe(1) bus. The challenge becomes one of
finding a suitable X86 server with multiple PCIe busses in the design.
IBM has the GX series I/O modules with two PCIe busses each for the P6
architecture that allows for significant I/O bandwith expansion -- for a
cost, of course.
Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc
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Kelly Lipp
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:14 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Preferred TSM Platform
I love it when somebody quotes me! Somebody is listening.
I had this discussion with one of our customers yesterday. It really
does/should boil down to the OS experience you have on hand. Does the AIX
platform have more capacity/performance than the best Windows platform?
I'm guessing it probably does. But at what cost? And then more
importantly: do either of the platforms have enough for you? If both do,
then pick the one that makes more sense based on your OS experience. And
remember: one can always divide and conquer.
Kelly Lipp
CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777 x7105
www.storserver.com
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Allen S. Rout
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:52 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Preferred TSM Platform
>> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:57:37 +0100, Henrik Vahlstedt
<SHWL AT STATOILHYDRO DOT COM> said:
> Time to quote Kelly...
> "So to me it's either AIX or Windows (yes, you can do a lot of TSM
> on Windows once you get past the bigotry!). Choose whichever one
> you have the most experience with."
<gollum> Achhhh! It BURNS usss, nassssty windowsss.... </gollum>
- Allen S. Rout
- Prefers AIX for this. *koff* :)
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