Gday All, Currently doing some research for a solution to consolidate our 6 or so servers using VMware. We are looking to implement HA, DRS and VMotion. Our budget for the hardware is about $30K AUD and we currently have 10 users. We have the following server roles to consolidate and they are...
I'M LOOKING FOR RPG PROGRAMMING STANDARDS. We have always had standards example if you create a report the report should have the date, title, program name, page numbers. Does anyone have a stanards document or is there anything on the web? I appreciate your help! Software/Hardware...
How long is the z9 hardware expected to be supported? Our mainframe is getting phased out and therefore we will not be able to upgrade from our existing z9 box. Ye, we may need to run on the z9 for a few more years.t
Are the IBM I5 Bladecenter H and the IBM I Bladecenter HS, the same hardware, and if so does anyone know if Exchange 2007 can successfully run on this platform.
I could use any help with configuring the above SAN solution. There is one BladeCenter H chassis with ten HS21 blades; two Cisco 20-port FC switch modules for the BladeCenter; two QLogic 6502 FC switches, and a dual controller IBM DS3400 storage array with ten 450 GB SAS drives. HBAs are Emulex 4GB...
I was wondering if anyone in test or through force, had ever gone from V6R1 to V5R3 / V5R4 on an iSeries / System i / AS400? Although I know reloading the slic would be possible and then to save everything at VxRxMx and do the restore...but I wanted to know if anyone had done this and how they...
Can we write db2 731 certification after db2 700? Means after DB2 8 fundamental certification can we write db2 9 next level i.e 731?
I have a bladecenter T and a js20 powerpc blade, as well as a cisco 25R5391 Layer 2 switch. I am trying to establish a serial over lan session to the js20 blade, but the sol status shows 'not ready' even after i add all the switch ports to the same vlan. on another note the 4 external ports on...
I am interested in understanding how much an iSeries costs (mid-range and enterprise level systems) and its associated hardware components such as DASD, memory, etc.. I have been browsing the internet, but I have not come across a site that clearly lists the price for a specific iSeries model or...
I have an IBM mainframe IFL and I wanted to run the Citrix Presentation Server software on it. I can put either Redhat or SUSE on it to run. Will it work?
I have to move an IB< 3494 from one location to another. Do I have to fix the tape heads or is parkign them enough to ensure safe transit?
I loaded a CUM PTF onto a clean install of V5R2 (reason - replaced all disks) I can't get the PTFs to install as I goofed and installed the Group befor the CUM. I need to restore my OS and start again without reinstalling the Licensed Internal Code. I have a tape backup - how do I get to the...
So far ive tried mirroring the internal disks in windows with the SAN disk and then removing the internal disks and no luck. So what I have done now is used Acronis and imaged the internal disks to the SAN disk, changed the boot options in the BIOS to point to the external disks, changed HBA...
On Friday evening I loaded the latest Cum PTF's for V5R2. The box IPL'd without any problems and all the PTF's were "Temporarily applied". However, after a second IPL yesterday (scheduled weekly IPL) it failed and the screen SRC read B0006 1406. Has anyone any idea what this could be? The IBM...
Hi all, In work, I'm trying to determine how old a IBM T41 Laptop (Type: 2373-4FG ) I've tried Lenovo support site but I just find out if it's in or out of warranty. I've also trying googling without success. Thanks in advance paul
I am researching a project that would require 400+ IBM 5250 telnet sessions to connect back to a central AS400 server than an MPLS WAN. 1) Does anyone see any routing / general issues with having this many connection ultimately coming back through 1 router at the host? 2) How much bandwidth will...
Does anyone know of a good place to find people with C#.net experience besides the big job boards? We have several positions in the Financial/Trading industry in Chicago but we are having a hard time finding enough people with this skill set. Any Blogs, User Groups or Niche Sites you can recommend?...
I am trying to create an OPNQRYF and use MAPFLD. I need to place conitionally one of two fields into ALPHANAME, I defined in MAPFLD. These fields are conditionally placed as follows: LNAME ===> ALPHANAME if LNAME is filled. BUS_NAME==> ALPHANAME if LNAME is blank APHANAME is defined...
I need to find a quick and cheap mainframe testing tool for an insurance application. The client will not spend the dollars till the concept is proven. I have looked for open source for the mainframe and found nothing. The client is running a batch system processing input are batch claims. Any help...
We have a Windows 2003 IIS server setup behind our firewarll which is a PIX firewall. What is the best method to establish a secure FTP site on this IIS server? I have reviewed this topic on the internet and actually talked with somebody from IPSWITCH and the best method available is to purchase...


