Thank you to all who replied. Just like Rex states we too didn't have the money for two systems so a parallel sysplex was out of the question. Banks, especially small ones, are notoriously cheap. We were lucky to have what we did have. Only because the bank wanted to continue to run Alltel/Fidelity banking software did we even get a mainframe. True, the majority of mainframes don't crash as much as the MP3000 we had. Heck before we got bought out our CIO was thinking of trying to get the MP3000 returned as a lemon. Again thanks to all who replied. James H.
-----Original Message----- From: Pommier, Rex R. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Article in Information week: Mainframe Programmers Wanted Sorry, Ted, but I have to disagree with you on that second point (and apparently in the case of the 7060 crashing on a regular basis, the first as well). Like the writer, we are running a 7060-H50 (uni-processor) and no money to be able to buy a "real" z-series box, much less the money to invest in enough hardware to implement parallel sysplex. Granted, the only hardware related outage we've had over the 4+ years of our 7060 was with a third-party front-end communications processor, but the fact is we are stuck on a single frame without enough gas and/or hardware to implement a sysplex. My guess is that there are quite a few more sites out there like his and mine. Rex ********** Confidentiality Notice ********** This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are confidential and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) identified above. This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the receiver of this information is not the intended recipient, or the employee, or agent responsible for delivering the information to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender by return email and delete the electronic transmission, including all attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
