>>> On 8/19/2009 at 2:15 PM, Ted MacNEIL <[email protected]> wrote: >> I suspect it will save them a few $$ in hardware support costs. > > Is it enough to be worthwhile?
In my opinion, probably not, although Tom Marchant's suggestion might be worth looking into, assuming that wouldn't put the OP over the limit for zIIPs and zAAPs when compared to CPs. As I recall, there was a significant charge to do those types of conversions (at least from CP -> speciality), which might wipe out any advantage. > And, if it's a new generation, isn't it covered under the same warranty? I'm pretty sure that's all covered by the hardware maintenance charges, so yes. I'm clearly very biased here, but from my perspective, it would be of far more value to the OP's business to actually start using the IFL for something useful rather than letting it sit idle, or getting rid of it. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
