Re: [ADSM-L] Performance and migration: AIX vs Linux

Seven slots, but you can stack up to four servers to get to 28 slots.

Kelly Lipp
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Paul Zarnowski
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 2:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Performance and migration: AIX vs Linux

I didn't read the whole thing, but it looks like there are only 7 I/O slots?  
Does it have RIO drawers similar to the higher end pSeries?

At 03:46 PM 10/23/2009, Kelly Lipp wrote:
>I found it!
>
>http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4362.pdf
>
>Actually a fairly fun read.  Way cool technology.  I'm sure it will show up in 
>the pSeries soon anyway so the hardware issues become further blurred.
>
>Kelly Lipp
>Chief Technical Officer
>www.storserver.com
>719-266-8777 x7105
>STORServer solves your data backup challenges.
>Once and for all.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
>Of Paul Zarnowski
>Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 12:43 PM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Performance and migration: AIX vs Linux
>
>Kelly,
>
>At 11:27 AM 10/23/2009, Kelly Lipp wrote:
>>If one reads the IBM documentation on the latest x3850/x3950 M2 one will 
>>observe that the data paths within that architecture are actually faster than 
>>in the latest pSeries hardware.
>
>I'm curious - does your analysis include the number of busses available?  I 
>know that the pSeries has quite a lot of busses to drive all of its adapters.  
>I'm not as familiar with the xSeries, so I don't know if there is a model 
>available that has a comparable number of busses.  It's not just the speed, 
>it's the overall throughput that most concerns me.  Sure, I could have more 
>smaller xSeries servers, but then I would have more resource baskets to manage.
>
>Thanks for sharing.
>..Paul
>
>
>
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