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List:       aix-l
Subject:    Re: IBM Storage/SVC Question
From:       Jonathan Fosburgh <syjef () MAIL ! MDANDERSON ! ORG>
Date:       2004-07-28 12:19:36
Message-ID: 200407280719.40512.syjef () mail ! mdanderson ! org
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On Tuesday 27 July 2004 21:27, Jason Grove wrote:

>
> jason
>
> Gene Sais wrote:
> > We looked at it 6-9 months ago.  IBM marketing was pushing it hard.  In
> > my opinion, it is not ready for prime time, i.e. production.  I would
> > like to hear from customers who are actually using it with success in
> > Production.  It's a neat concept, just don't want to be the first to go
> > live with it :).
> > Gene
> >

We have three sharks (2 F20s and an 800) and we love them.  Very reliable for
us, no outtages planned or otherwise in 2 and a half years.  We will be
implementing the SVC solution in production real soon now, currently just on
the 800 but that is only because the LIC on the F20s is downlevel, something
we will be addressing.  You can do all of the SVC's management through the
CLI, in fact, we will probably wind up doing most of our work through it once
we are up on the interface.  Now as for the Sharks, the GUI needs a lot of
work.  You can now use a CLI to configure them but it is a Java app, just
like the GUI and just feels a little crufty.  The interface is the real
weakness on the Shark.  But, if you can do all your storage through the SVC
then you should rarely have to touch the Shark.

- --
Jonathan Fosburgh
Storage Engineer
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
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