Tom - General numbers here, but our 449 MIP z9 2096-S02 IPLs in about 5 minutes and the new z10 CBU machine we have at 26 mips, a 2098-A01 when its not turned up, manages to still IPL the same processes in 15 minutes or so. Hope that helps.
Say.. if you have a second... can you share where your data centers are? I'm debating with management right now on the distance between our data centers being too close and I'm collecting information from anyone I can talk to about how far apart others have their's. Thanks. Jeffrey Deaver, Engineer Systems Engineering jeffrey.dea...@securian.com 651-665-4231(v) IS - "Creating competitive advantage with technology. Providing service that excels." OSS - " Where Innovation Happens" "Kelman, Tom" <thomas.kel...@co MMERCEBANK.COM> To Sent by: IBM IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Mainframe cc Discussion List <ibm-m...@bama.ua Subject .edu> Benchmarking the IPL 05/14/2010 09:13 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <ibm-m...@bama.ua .edu> My management wants to benchmark the IPL process to see how long it will take at various levels of MIPS, MSUs, or whatever measurement criteria can be used. The purpose of this is to determine what the smallest z10 is we can contract for our DR site that will IPL in a reasonable time frame. The plans are to contract for the smallest system possible with the provisions of being able to bump it up during the few times each year we do a full blown DR test or in the event the is an actual disaster situation. So we might contract for a 2098-A03 and the bump it all the way to a 2098-Z03 when needed. Has anyone ever done something similar to this? Is there any way to set a cap on the system that will take affect immediately and be active during the IPL process? I know that the standard softcap won't work since that doesn't take affect until the MSU four hour rolling average hits the cap, which wouldn't happen during an IPL. What I know as a "hard cap" involves restricting the LPAR to its weight, so I don't think that would work either. Is there any other way to cap a system? Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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