Corey, IMHO I would certainly go for the pSeries. It's much more flexible and powerfull than the Intel based boxes. If you must go for the Intel box, I would choose Linux (RedHat or SuSe) as the OS. I've done lost of TSM Servers and the ones running on RS/6000 and pSeries always come out on top. I had an RS/6000 H50 (this was an old box with 4 CPU's and 3GB memory) which would outperform an Intel dual-Xeon with equal memory (running on W2K3). Richard.
________________________________ Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager namens Seliger, Corey S. Verzonden: do 20-4-2006 22:35 Aan: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: Re: [ADSM-L] Dell Server for TSM Server ? Allow me to spin the question ever so slightly: PC Server Hardware (like Dells) --OR-- IBM p-Series Hardware? We are in the planning phases of a TSM rollout and our consultant is pushing us towards the p-Series line (somewhere in the neighborhood of a 550). We are deploying in a pretty large environment, so it sounds justifiable. I suppose I am looking for a "second opinion" of sorts, just to make sure we're getting the best bang for our buck. Thanks! Corey --- Corey S. Seliger Systems Administrator Web Services IT Infrastructure Information Technology at Purdue Tel: 765-496-6597 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justin Case Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Dell Server for TSM Server ? Since we have to test the Dell server with Linux OS for TSM server, I have listed questions. What size of the Dell server's are folks deploying 6850 or 2850 ? How many CPU ? How much Memory ? Thanks Justin Case Duke University
