Feb
23
2011
I’ve noticed backups are getting slower and slower over time going from 500 to 2500MB/min throughput. I run backups on 2 dedicated RAID0 disks hosted on a iSCSI MSA array first, and duplicate them on tapes. Since I want to use the same array for a new database project, I want to measure and tune […]
Tags: 2003 server, Array, HP, iSCSI, linux, MSA, performance, redhat, SAN, Storage, Windows
Jan
18
2011
You can open any kind of document on Windows from an AS400 5250 session or a CL. The type of file can either be an image or a picture (jpeg, tiff, bmp, png), a video (avi, mpeg), a PDF, an office document (word, excel, powerpoint), and even an Internet link (URL). AS400 provides the […]
Tags: AS400, IBM i, iSeries
Jan
16
2011
Based on advice from a Microsoft techie, I decided to set up DFS (Distributed File System) on a few remote sites about a year ago. Sceptical at first, The rpoduct is so disappointing that I decided to warn people who haven’t made their mind up. Here are 6 good reasons NOT to use DFS: […]
Tags: DFS, replication, Windows