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Re: Server AIX vs NT

2002-11-13 11:48:22
Subject: Re: Server AIX vs NT
From: Remco Post <r.post AT SARA DOT NL>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:47:08 +0100
Hi,

We run TSM on AIX, quite heavily loaded (105GB db, 70% full), no
problems, moving our 200soemthing GB daily. I don't know of any PC
hardware that could handle our 15-something PCI adapters, so that might
be one issue. I have more faith in any Unix (including Linux) than in
Windows, especially in the security department, so there may be another
reason not to put you data on wintel.

For smaller environments, no HSM clients, wintel might be an acceptable
solution....

On maandag, november 11, 2002, at 07:23 , Whitlow, Don wrote:

From what we've seen, the difference between Wintel and RS6K/pSeries
hardware has been the I/O thruput. In our experience, Wintel
hardware/software just cannot push I/O through like our RS6K hardware
running AIX. That may be in large part due to the fact that Win32 seems
to
be the limiting factor, so Linux on Intel may be ok, but we see
generally at
least 2x the I/O thruput on the AIX boxes vs. NT.

Just my 2 cents...

Don Whitlow
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Manager - Enterprise Computing
Don.Whitlow AT qg DOT com


-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Baughman [mailto:rbaughman AT NATIONALMACHINERY DOT COM]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:46 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Server AIX vs NT


Hello,

We are looking to replace our TSM server hardware, we are currently
running
the TSM server on an IBM H50.  The bean counters are saying that an NT
server would be a lot cheaper than a UNIX server.  They have decided it
needs to be either an IBM UNIX server or an NT server.  Has anyone had
any
experience with both NT and AIX servers, and if so what information do
you
have regarding performance, stability etc. with one over the other.
Basically I've be told to either cost justify AIX or I'll end up on NT.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ray Baughman
Engineering Systems Administrator
TSM Administrator
National Machinery LLC
Phone 419-443-2257
Fax 419-443-2376
Email rbaughman AT nationalmachinery DOT com

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