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eServer i5 gives users something to think about |
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Featured Topic:
Best iSeries Web sites |
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Expert Technical Advice:
* Featured Expert: Vic Sbrega, iSeries careers
* From the Forums: Application server problem resolved
* Programmer Tip: Exception/error handling in RPG
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Site Highlights:
* Security Tip: Securing the Save/Restore function
* WebSphere Strategies Tip: Building dynamic JDBC components and utilities
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by Kate Evans-Correia, senior news editor
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eServer i5 gives users something to think about
IBM's new Power5-based servers, the eServer i5 and eServer p5, have changed the landscape of computing -- so industry experts say. With unprecedented performance, virtualization technology, support for multiple operating systems and better pricing, analysts can barely contain their enthusiasm.
iSeries users, however, can barely manage to shrug a shoulder over the news. Not that this is surprising. iSeries users tend to be the wait-and-see kind of folks, and they've got no argument with me there. But given that these two servers have redefined how technology is developed, priced, sold and fitted into the data center, I'd say users had at least better be thinking about how these two servers can benefit them.
One user said the convergence of the two systems is a windfall to iSeries users. The cost of cards, memory, disk and processors has always been higher on the AS/400 than on other eServers, he contends. However, with income from i5 hardware going down, IBM will need to make up margins in some other area -- probably increased prices for operating systems and services.
Another user said the new servers will benefit shops that already run in multiple environments. "These guys can consolidate onto the one box -- just pick how many operating systems you need/want," he said.
Have you given any thought to how the new i5 will change your computing landscape -- when and if you ever implement one? Will these changes make a difference to your shop, your computing requirements? What about the pricing, IBM's strategy behind converged technologies? If you've got comments, send them to me, Kate Evans-Correia, senior news editor. Then take our poll: Do you have plans to invest
in an eServer i5? I look forward to hearing your position on this topic.
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Best iSeries Web sites
by Michelle Davidson, editor
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If it weren't for the Web, getting information on using the iSeries would be a whole lot harder. Fortunately, there are many good iSeries Web sites. Here's a list of what we consider to be the best, ordered alphabetically.
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This Week: In the forums
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Application server problem resolved
Search400.com member Steve Bentley was trying to create a WebSphere application server for WebFacing using the Admin Web site on his system. He was able to create an HTTP server with no problem, but every time he tried to create the application server he got a "Create Failed" error. He ended up contacting IBM support and received the answer to his problem. Click over and see what IBM had to say.
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Ethernet card for the iSeries
"Qsecofr72" writes, "Can I install a PCI Ethernet card on an iSeries system that is used as a personnel computer? I noticed that PCI slots in the iSeries are the same as in PCs." "Zoranj" says you should never try to put anything from the PC -- or other machine types -- into the server. If that is something you've considered doing, you may want to read this discussion thread first.
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Changing the system name
Search400.com member Beckie Hames was asked to change the system name on the iSeries. She understands that when delivered, the system name and serial number are the same, and that the system name can be changed, but how does this change affect the ODBC, DNS and Relational Database? Do you know if this will have any negative effects? "RMalloy" states that this could have a huge impact on her shop. What do you think? |
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| Tip of the Week: |
Exception/error handling in RPG
By Paul Tuohy
Confusion reigns when users sees a CPF error message. They're either unable to help you solve the problem or, worse, they ignore the error. It's impossible to test programs to ensure that they will never fail with a CPF message, but you can handle those errors in a more meaningful way. You want something along the lines of this:
* The user gets a "friendly screen" that tells him there is a problem -- and it does not allow him to return to a menu
* The Help Desk is notified that there is a problem
* The program generates a Dump listing
* A Job Log is printed
All of that can be achieved by writing a CL program, a standard subroutine and a few minor code changes. |
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