>If you're not having DASD performance issues, than the RVA is a great device.
If you can afford it! >I've always been a big fan of virtual architecture, and it's now making a >comeback of sorts with space efficient FlashCopy. Technology, while great, is not the only reason for replacing. >I'd ride that RVA until it drops. Yes, but. The last time I was involved in a DASD acquisition, there was no performance issue. It was the cost of maintenance vs the cost of a new acquisition, complete with a 3-year warrany. The new equipment was the same price as a year's worth of maintenance. And, it was expandable, took of less floor space, less power, and, as a bonus, it performed better (which we didn't really need with sub-200ms CICS response. You have to take all aspects of the equipment under consideration. Unfortunately, some (not all) technicians get hooked on the technology and forget that business issues have to be addressed, as well. PS: I was like that when I started; 30 years as a capacity/performance analyst has (hopefully) changed my perspective. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
