Overview
Infinite i is a toolset which migrates IBM i (AS/400) applications from the IBM Power system or iSeries to AWS. The toolset includes compilers for RPG, COBOL, CL and DDS. It also incorporates a run time which includes the commands of the AS/400 system and the database.
Highlights
- IBM i Migration
- IBM iSeries Migration
- IBM AS/400 Migration
Details
Typical total price
$1.096/hour
Pricing
Free trial
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.013 | $0.012 | $0.025 |
t2.small | $0.02 | $0.023 | $0.043 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.013 | $0.01 | $0.023 |
t3.small | $0.06 | $0.021 | $0.081 |
m5.large Recommended | $1.00 | $0.096 | $1.096 |
m5.2xlarge | $5.50 | $0.384 | $5.884 |
m5.4xlarge | $10.75 | $0.768 | $11.518 |
m5.12xlarge | $15.00 | $2.304 | $17.304 |
c5.large | $1.00 | $0.085 | $1.085 |
c5.xlarge | $3.30 | $0.17 | $3.47 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
30 day trial - none
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
None
Additional details
Usage instructions
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Initial User Setup 1.1) Connect to the EC2 instance using ssh 1.2) Assign a password to user qsecofr using the command "passwd". I.e: passwd qsecofr <enter> - Note: recommended password max length is 10 chars
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Connecting to Infinite i using a 5250 Client Note: If you already have a Telnet 5250 Client (except IBM Client Access) you can use it to connect to Infinite i (Skip to step 2.2) 2.1) Download and install the Telnet 5250 Client tn5250j located in the folder: /u01/clients/tn5250j-0.7.6-installer.jar. This program requires the Java Runtime (1.8 or newer). You can download the this tn5250j client using scp or a file transfer program like FileZilla or WinSCP. Example using scp on Windows:
- Using an Administrator account, open PowerShell and run the follwing command:
- scp -i <your_aws_pem_file>.pem ec2-user@<instance_ip_or_dns_name>:/u01/client/tn5250j-0.7.6-installer.jar c:\User<user_name\Downloads
- c:\User<user_name>\Downloads
- cd c:\User<user_name>\Downloads
- java -jar tn5250j-0.7.6-installer.jar
- On Windows explorer, navigate to c:\User<user_name>\Downloads\tn5250j\bin and right click on tn5250j.bat then choose "Run as administrator"
- Follow the installation instructions. 2.2) After the tn5250j is installed, start the client and create a new connection. On the TCP/IP tab, HOST IP/DNS enter the IP or DNS name of your EC2 instance. On Port enter 5250 2.3) Connect to Infinite i and sign on with user QSECOFR and the password you assigned in step #1.2
- Important Notes:
- Sensitive data is stored in Infinite I internal Database
- No testing/troubleshooting of installation is required
- Health of the application is monitored with Infinite i's built-in functions like WRKACTJOB, DSPJOBLOG, printed JOBLOG (for batch jobs) and Exception Log.
- Backup of application libraries is done using Infinite I's Backup/Restore commands. Backup of the entire Infinite i installation can be done via EC2 snapshot.
- Infinite Corporation distributes patches on a need-to-need basis and upgrades on a quarterly basis.
- Fault conditions are handled via WRKACTJOB, DSPJOB, printed JOBLOGs for batch processes, and Exception Log.
- Infinite i recovery is done via u4sysshut/u4sysboot commands.
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Support
Vendor support
Technical Support Product Maintenance: https://www.infinitecorporation.com/support-sla.php Contact: support@infinitecorporation.com
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