[364] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Re: questions about IPM server
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Fri Jul 7 17:29:34 2000
Message-Id: <200007072129.RAA24817@fort-point-station.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 00 16:55:35 EDT
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
To: "Peter B. Kelley" <kelley@MIT.EDU>,
Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>
cc: ASST <asst@MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:30:00 -0400 from <kelley@MIT.EDU>
Hi Pete,
Sorry to hear you hadn't received a response to your pending questions.
I thought Lynne & Rocklyn took care of this before they disappeared
for vacations this week. I can answer 3 out of 4 but will need Rocklyn
to confirm the fourth item when he returns next week.
1) It was my understanding the team wished to move forward with
a H/W config which only supported the immediate needs but could
be expanded to handle the additional 600 HP printers later (we
have S/W pricing discounts in the current proposal which gives
us 180 days to decide). Rocklyn will need to confirm this.
2) Regarding disk storage, the assumption on sizing the storage was
with the use of RAID-5 protection not RAID-1. The assumption here
was that we would have 27GB of usable out of the 36GB.
3) The team recommends ordering two machines - one for production and
one for test/dev.
4) Yes, the team recommends buying two machines with identical configs.
Rocklyn, please confirm item #1 ASAP since I was not involved in
several of your discussions with Banta, Lynne & Ceci.
-Dave
On Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:30:00 -0400 you said:
>nudge...nudge...nudge...
>
>Just to let you know that I'm still waiting on the answers to these
>questions...
>
>thanks, Pete
>
>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>Attached below is the suggested configuration for the AIX server that will
>be running IPM. I have several questions for the team before I can put
>this out for bid.
>
>1) This quotation is meant to support the upper-end of the IPM service
> including support for 600+ printers [the current actual number is 670].
> Question: Is this the capacity that we want to order for?
>
>2) This configuration has a total of 4 disks. If these disks are in a
> mirrored configuration [RAID-1] that means that there are only 2
> logical 9 GB disk spindles for everything - the OS, swap space,
> application space, temporary space, holding areas, archive areas.
> ASST will make the necessary adjustments for OS-related space
> requirements.
> Question: How much space is required for temporary space, holding
> areas, archive space, or anything else that is meant to hold the
> print files on the machine? Is a single 9 GB area enough for
> everything?
>
>3) Question: How many machines do we need to order?
>
>4) Question: If more than one machine, do they have identical
> configurations?
>
>
>Thanks in advance! Pete
>
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>
>The following is proposed to support the high end IPM configuration driving
>600+ HP printers. This upgrade included increasing memory to 1GB, adding
>20GB of external dasd, and an additional processor.
>
>
>
>
>
> MIT 44P-270
>
>Grand Total $40748
>- 2-WAY 375MHz Processor
>- 1GB System Memory
>- (2) 9.1GB SCSI Disk Drives (Internal)
>- 2104 SCSI Tower with (2) 9.1GB Disk Drives
>- Graphics Adapter
>- 21" Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse
>- SCSI RAID Adapter
>- AIX 4.3
>
>******************************** HARDWARE
>*********************************
>
> Product Description Qty Purchase
>Maint
>
>7044-270 RS/6000 44P Model 270 1 4762
>70 F
> 1.44MB 3.5-in Diskette Drive 1 N/C
>
> Integrated Ultra SCSI Adapter 1 N/C
>
> Integrated External Ultra2 SCSI 1 N/C
>
> Port
> Integrated Ethernet Adapter 1 N/C
>
> Service Processor 1 N/C
>
> 2494 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID 1 3500
>
> Adapter
> 2624 32x Speed CD-ROM Drive 1 375
>
> 2830 POWER GXT130P Graphics Adapter 1 340
>
> (PCI)
> 3029 9.1 GB 1" Ultra SCSI 16-bit 2 2520
>
> Enhanced Hard Disk Drive
> 3628 P260 Color Monitor, Stealth 1 1995
>
> Black
> 4098 Memory Expansion Feature 1 1038
>
> 4120 512 MB (2x256MB) SDRAM DIMMs 2 7168
>
> 4362 2-way 375 MHz POWER3-II 1 13000
>70 F
> Processor, 4MB L2 Cache
> 5005 Preinstall 1 N/C
>
> 8700 Quiet Touch Keyboard, Stealth 1 100
>
> Black - English (US)
> 8741 3-Button Mouse - Stealth Black 1 75
>
> 9300 Language - English (US) 1 N/C
>
> 9800 Power Cord - US/Canada (125V, 1 N/C
>
> 15A)
> ========= ======
>
>
> 7044-270 Price 34873
>
> Monthly Maintenance
>140
>
>2104-TL1 Expandable Storage Plus 1 3500
>152 F
> 5209 9.1 GB Ultra2 SCSI LVD 10020 2 2200
>
> RPM Drive
> 5301 1m Ultra2 LVD Cable 1 125
>
> 5999 Disk Drive Filler 8 N/C
>
> 9300 Language - English (US) 1 N/C
>
> 9800 Power Cord 125V, 10A, 2.8m 1 N/C
>
> (Group 1)
> ========= ======
>
>
> 2104-TL1 Price 5825
>
> Monthly Maintenance
>152
>
>
>
>********************************* SOFTWARE *********************************
>
> Product Description Qty License
>
>
>5765-C34 AIX Version 4 1 N/C
>
> 4061 AIX 4.3 1 N/C
>
> 5005 Preinstall 1 N/C
>
> 9001 Asset Registration 1 N/C
>
> =========
>
> 5765-C34 OTC 0
>
>
>5692-AIX System Software 1 N/C
>
> 0598 AIX Welcome Center 1 N/C
>
> 0838 AIX 4.3 Update CD 1 N/C
>
> 0857 AIX 4.3 1 N/C
>
> 0859 Preinstall AIX 4.3 Server 1 N/C
>
> Bundle
> 0860 AIX 4.3 Bonus Pack - Non 1 N/C
>
> Export.
> 1004 CD-ROM Process Charge 1 50
>
> 2924 English 1 N/C
>
> 3410 CD-ROM 1 N/C
>
> 5005 Preinstall 1 N/C
>
> 5924 AIX 4.3 PII - English 1 N/C
>
> 9001 Asset Registration 1 N/C
>
> =========
>
> 5692-AIX OTC 50
>
>
>
>
>******************************* GRAND TOTALS *******************************
>
> Hardware Price 40698
>
> Software OTC 50
>
> =========
>
> Grand Total 40748
>
> Monthly Maintenance
>292
>
>
>
>
>
>Jeff Banta
>IBM Printing Systems Division
>404 Wyman St.
>Waltham, Ma. 02454
>8-362-2295 / 781-895-2295
>fax 734-448-5932
>mobile 617-513-5400
>internet jeffbant@us.ibm.com
>
>
