>You would have to ask someone higher in the food chain than me. :-) I'm >wondering if they think it's more difficult to set up or more expensive than >it really is? No idea, really. I'm not a systems guy.
>I will pose the question. There is the cost of timers and coupling facilities -- times two. And, a few DASD volumes. And, of course, SYSPROG time. So, that depends. But, it's an insurance policy. Once implemented, then you can decide on Generic Resource, CICSPLEX/SM, IMSPLEX, DB2PLEX, etc. But, you are not committed to them, just because you have a SYSPLEX. Of course, if you are big with VSAM, there are advantages, as well. I worked for one of the big Canadian Banks, in 1994, when we went to Parallel SYSPLEX, and as the first thing, got rid of IMS XRF, by using an IMSPLEX (and a DB2PLEX). When I left the environment, after out-sourcing, they were just implementing GDPS. Again, it's optional what you implement after SYSPLEX. But, it's also a management/back-up decision, not truly technical. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
