> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of McKown, John
>
> [ snip ]
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> A basic SYSPLEX (what we are running) does not require a Coupling
Facility (CF). With a CF, you have a
> Parallel Sysplex, which has some better facilities. If you only have
an single CEC (box), then you
> don't need a Sysplex Timer, either. And, if you're on a single box,
you could get an CFL speciality
> engine and run a single CF in a separate LPAR. In this case, there is
no cabling required - it used
> "pseudo cabling" via the PR/SM hipervisor. Much like hipersockets.
You must be wishing really hard for an IFL. :-)
The "Integrated Coupling Facility" engine is an "ICF" (more overload for
ICF).
-jc-
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