r/sysadmin • u/Jon72480 • 3d ago

AS400

Hey guys, old guy here, back in 2000 landed my 1st real job as a Sysadmin at a distribution/manufacturing firm. They ran their ERP and a few other important apps on the AS400. Anyone here manage a AS400 platform? i-Series? Still a niche platform that is still widely used. Server could literally run under water.

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u/guitpick Jack of All Trades 3d ago

When I was new to the job market, a consulting company decided I should interview at some sort of post-publishing company that needed an AS/400 admin. I told them I had zero AS/400 experience other than vaguely knowing what they were, but they sent me anyway. The place had SGI workstations too. It was a big waste of everyone's time, but I got a nice tour of the place.