Google for fewer faster and you'll find some articles and post on that. It, of course depend on your workload. If you have long running jobs, they would run as fast as the single processor speed...
Itschak On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Clark, Kevin <kevin.cl...@bcbsde.com>wrote: > TED, > > You're correct! I should have added ignore the cover sheet it will most > likely suggest a new processor. > > "" Fewer faster are better than more slower engines for many workloads > "" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:29 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: additional processor? > > >It's best to have IBM commission a Capacity Study. > > Having a vendor doing a Capacity Study is akin to: > > The Farmer yells into the henhouse: > "How's it going"? > The Fox yells back: > "Send in more chickens"! > > > >You can supply them with a peak usage week of SMF/RMF data usually at > no cost. > > I've not seen it at no cost for years. > The last one I was involved in/hired for cost my company $750K (US). > > And, as always, a capacity study (especially the first one) involves an > upgrade (see above). > - > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > This e-mail message and any attachments transmitted with it are > confidential and are intended solely for the use of its authorized > recipient(s). If you are not an intended or authorized recipient, you are > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any > action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is > prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not authorized > to receive it, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original > message and all copies of it from your computer. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
