Today you have three separate systems:
- Power7 system – Prod
(8202-E4B), 32GB mem, 300GB data, OS level 7.2 - Power7 system – Dev
(8202-E4B), 16GB mem, 450GB data, OS level 7.2 - Power6 system – DR
(8203-E4A), 32GB mem, 300GB data, OS level 7.2
- 800-336-0374 (ext. 7)
IBM Power Systems Lifecycle Roadmap
Buying Guide
What’s Your Drivers &
Current State?
You currently own all hardware and is under a support contract:
- The Release Date of the systems was 9/17/2010
- The End of Support for these systems is 9/30/2019
- The last supported Operating System level is 7.3
What’s Your
Current Performance?
Average system performance is within Range.
- CPU average good
- Disk Space average good
Do you see, moments in time or have end users say they are experiencing performance issues?
What’s Are Your Business Requirements
for Future Growth?
- The continued growth of the business warrants the evaluation of having highly available data to corporate personnel and customers.
- The IBM Power System is critical for a business, so additional redundancy options might be helpful.
- Need to have budget numbers to evaluate options to address these requirements.
CHOOSE:
Because of these System coming to End of Support ( EOS )
Stay the Same:
ServIT does not recommend staying on this hardware.
Upgrade:
ServIT does not recommend Upgrades to Memory and/or Disks.
Ran configuration for new Power9 systems
Buy New:
Consolidated the Development System into a LPAR of new system.
Cloud:
Priced out High Availability (HA) software and configured a HA system.
Priced out Cloud Solution with management
CHOOSE:
New System Option:
Buy New:
9009-41A (P05 SW group ), 64GB mem, six 387GB SSD, 3Y support
- One in Corporate and one at the Distribution Center with HA SW and all installation services
$182,450 3yr Total Cost of Ownership
- $61,505 per system + $59,440 HA SW & support with installation services.
ServIT Management $4,200 / mo.
( $3K invoice attached + HA Mgt.)
Cloud Option:
Cloud:
- Configured system specifications in ServIT’s multi-tenant Cloud environment. Prod in ATL and HA in South Bend IN.
- $27,000 OTC (migration , installation, configuration)
- $10,626/mo.
- ServIT Management included ( same as New Purchase )
PROPOSAL - Ongoing Report
Service Catalog
Level 1
Monitoring – 1-of-a Kind Micro Appliance
- Host is “UP” and on the network
- CPU State
- Disk / ASP State
- Database State
- Login Service
- Number of jobs in the system
- Current Active Jobs in the System
- Temporary Storage Used by Jobs
- CPU Load
- CPU Used by Jobs
- Free Storage
- Unanswered Messages
- OutQ Files, Writer, and Status
Additional Offerings
Level 2
Controlling – Humans do the Controlling
(Includes Level 1)
- Control & Remediate problems in real-time
ServIT has over two decades as a service provider in the AS400 ecosystem. Utilizing our internal workforce, we will control and remediate issues in real-time before they impact your business and your bottom line.
Level 3
High-Availability / Disaster Recovery
(Includes Level 1 & 2)
- Ensure Role-Swap-Readiness
- See High-Availability Flier*
We utilize custom-built systems and run our own daily checks. We leverage decades of experinece as an HA/DR provider to ensure your continuity plan is always in a state of role-swap-readiness. Ask us which solution is right for your enterprise.
Level 4
Renewals & Vendor Management
(Includes Level 1 -3)
- Don’t want the hassle of keeping up with your support renewal agreements?
With over 20 years of experience as a VAR managing the complexities of a relationship with IBM, ServIT will manage and maintain version upgrades and support-level renewals.
Level 5
ServIT Cloud Offerings
(Includes Level 1 -4)
- Facility constraints?
- Need to make better use of CapEx?
ServIT can leverage one of multiple cloud solutions that tailor fit to your business needs.
Level 6
Hardware Maintenance
(Includes Level 1 -4)
We do it like it used to be done. We will never mail you a box of parts and tell you to fix it yourself.
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